“The world would go on just the same if there were not a woman in the professions. It would come to speedy ruin if there were no women in the home.”
-Kate Field, 19th century journalist, lecturer, and actress
Is homemaking really a valid career choice for modern times like ours?
Is it OK to make your home and family your profession?
Not only is it possible, but making a home is a fulfilling career choice. After all, it IS women’s oldest profession and just as essential today as it was for Eve in Eden.
At A Housewife Writes, we think the past has a lot of relevance for modern women. No, not just in creating a cozy cottage aesthetic.
There have been thousands and thousands of housewives throughout history. Some of them wrote down their wisdom, practical ideas, and unique perspectives. We like to dig them up and share them on this blog.
We hope that sharing the writings of past housewives inspires modern women to live simply and joyfully, no matter their circumstances.
Just like us, these women had to save money, figure out what to feed their people every day, and make a home their family’s favorite place to be.
Amalia became a housewife when she married in 2008. She spent the first 13 years of her marriage living in a small Wisconsin town in a home owned by her husband’s family since the 1940s. In the fall of 2021, she and her husband moved to Texas. You can read more about her move here.
Laurie is a Wisconsin housewife, living in an old farmhouse on a small acreage. She never tires of gazing at the beautiful scenery all around her or her flower garden in the summer. When the day’s work is done, she can be found with feet up, working on her latest hand-sewing project. Laurie is the author of four books in The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt series and The Bible Sampler Quilt.
