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Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.

Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman's natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.

Ann Oakley
Fitness, Mother, Humorous
Ann Oakley (1974). “Woman's work: the housewife, past and present”, Vintage

Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.

Ann Oakley
Inspirational, Self, Cleaning
Ann Oakley (1974). “Woman's work: the housewife, past and present”, Vintage

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

Ann Oakley
Mother, Children, Dedication
Ann Oakley (1974). “Housewife”, Lane, Allen

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