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280: BONUS: Vacuuming in the Nude Chapters 7 & 8

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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The Lazy Days of Your Before Women Started Working

The only labor my grandmother experienced in the early 1900s was in the front bedroom where she gave birth to six children. While her husband was away on a commercial fish boat earning a living, she lolligagged around the homestead enjoying her brood. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, women did not begin working in earnest until the mid 20th century.

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