[DeltAlum]

Of course it rubs you the wrong way. It would be amazing if it didn't given the context of society in 2002.

But it was written 50 years ago, and probably should be the reason for a couple of good chuckles -- not a lot of heartburn.

To say it again, things were a whole lot different then. You simply can't critique something like this given the vastly different social climates then and now.

I'm not an expert, but I've lived long enough to have seen and understand both.

It wasn't disrespectful, just different than things are now.

By the way, I think my wife who graduated from college cum laude and now owns her own business, but chose to stay home and raise our kids instead of farming them out to day care; and who sat on an international board of directors for a not-for-profit organization with chapters in over eighty countries, would probably find your comment about, "other housewives. Give me a break," totally disrespectful of how she chose to live her life. I don't think you meant it that way, but consider how it might sound to someone else.

Then let's give whomever wrote that list (who is very likely dead by now anyway) a little mental slack.