Women and home
Sir,—Today I read about a woman (“Home and people” page) whose life is much more rewarding than if she were “content to sit at home with only a baby to keep her occupied.” This depressing article praises hard work, but I see only one motive — money. Many women work equally hard at home, rearing children, with other motives, such as the improvement of the human race. It seems a woman has to forgo traditional roles, or to be in them to a saintly degree, such as having 20 foster children, to be considered interesting. Already we buy books about traditional children’s songs and games, which are dying out. ,1 foresee the next generation . needing textbooks on story-telling, or how to
involve children in the day’s work so that they learn and help instead of being considered a pest. I hope the tide will turn, and that people will try to regain the ancient art of child-rearing. — Yours, etc., ELAINE HARMER. March 24, 1981.
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Press, 29 March 1982, Page 16
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