housewives

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German defence giant Rheinmetall on Sunday sought to smooth over a row caused by comments from its boss comparing Ukrainian factories producing drones to "housewives" making weapons in their kitchens.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Credited with helping to ignite second-wave feminism in the 1960s, the book claimed that many middle-class, college-educated women were dissatisfied being confined to their roles as housewives and mothers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

The urgent question I have is which housewives are these ladies modeled on?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

He sold milk door-to-door to housewives, straight from a cow.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm