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The 1950s "happy housewife" was central to #ColdWar propaganda, in contrast to Soviet working women. An American studies professor examines the reality behind this image: theconversation.com/links-betw…
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Links between gender stereotypes and American patriotism date from the Cold War − but weren’t true then either

Traditional ideals of gender roles hark back to a time of extreme American nationalist sentiment in the face of a significant international threat.
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