wowen in australia during the 20s and 30s

“A young lady’s role is to be a fit wife to her husband. She must give herself completely to him. She must always be presentable and modest, pretty and pure. She has to be able to cook, sew, clean and look after his children. She has to manage on what money he gives her and not complain. She is the height of purity and goodness.”

The role of the wife and mother of the 1920s and 1930s is very different from how it is today. Back then women were only used to serve men. They were used to cook, sew, clean and look after their ...