[National Publicity Studios photo. Lifting heavy iron pots and kettles and lighting and tending an open fire made hard physical labour of daily household chores for pioneer women. A modern housewife who has the benefits of electricity turns a switch to obtain hot water or ice cubes, to cook a meal, or to clean the house, and she may listen to the radio for entertainment as she works. The electrically powered kitchen in the illustration at the top of this page contrasts sharply with this pioneer kitchen.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 2, 15 August 1950, Page 181
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87[National Publicity Studios photo. Lifting heavy iron pots and kettles and lighting and tending an open fire made hard physical labour of daily household chores for pioneer women. A modern housewife who has the benefits of electricity turns a switch to obtain hot water or ice cubes, to cook a meal, or to clean the house, and she may listen to the radio for entertainment as she works. The electrically powered kitchen in the illustration at the top of this page contrasts sharply with this pioneer kitchen. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 2, 15 August 1950, Page 181
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