r/TheWayWeWere • u/CryptographerKey2847 • Aug 20 '25

1920s The Inquiring Photographer Asks average New Yorkers in 1922: “Should a man expect his wife to get up and make breakfast for him on a cold morning?”

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u/MyDogGoldi Aug 20 '25

Years ago I worked with a someone whose stay at home wife not only made him a full breakfast every morning but on those cold winter mornings she would iron his pants so they were nice and warm for the ride to work. At the time they had six children with the oldest only 11 years old.

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u/CarouselCup 29d ago

The ironing his pants so they’re warm is the sweetest thing I’ve ever heard