Housewifery, Then and Now
One of the things I find fascinating about AMC’s show, Mad Men, is the care they take to portray 1960, in costume, set and script.
She’s filled with petty jealousies, and overwhelmed by daily tasks. Not to worry, we see this a lot in housewives. –Betty Draper’s psychiatrist, reporting back to the husband.
Petty and overwhelmed? That describes me on more days than I’d like. At least patient/doctor confidentiality is better after fifty years.
The season finale of Mad Men is re-airing late Sunday night. It’s also on iTunes, and out on DVD July 1, 2008.