Grimly Curmudgeon spamtrap_dont_use wrote:
I remember "Suz" saying something like:

What a pity [1950s How to be a Good Wife article is] all an urban
legend though, it would have been unbelievable if it was true!

Actually, it rings a bell. My brother picked up a Victorian household
management book with just such kind of stuff in it.

Other areas covered were first aid - by crackey, they had some deadly
cures then; and the book warned against sending daughters to further
education as it would be a waste of time since women's brains weren't
suited for it.

If you actually have a copy of this book, then the people at Snopes
would like to hear from you:
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/goodwife.htm
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