homemaking

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An orangutan mom doesn’t have a partner to make dinner or put on a dress for—orangutans live mostly alone—but she does handle all the homemaking and childcare herself.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The businesswoman built her wealth in the homemaking and lifestyle industry, becoming the USA's first self-made female billionaire.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Stewart is a billionaire businesswoman who built her success in the homemaking and lifestyle industries.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

But I also wanted to explore the historical concept of homemaking, even though homemaking now is, like, ordering on Amazon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

In response to my homemaking history, he mutters only, “That doesn’t bother me,” and hands me the personality test.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich