Family Tree by Signe Wilkinson for April 20, 2021
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Transcript:
Agatha says, "This is how we used to dry clothes." Twig says, "Cool! Solar power in action." Twig says, "It's like, totally free energy!" Agatha says, "That's right?" Agatha says, "Women's labor is, like, totally free." Twig says, "Did we just switch topics?"
LeslieBark over 3 years ago
Back in the late 1950s, when I was in high school, we had a modern washing machine but no dryer, and it was my job to gather the weekly laundry, wash, and hang it to dry. However, my labor wasn’t cheap—I got horseback riding lessons out of the deal, and rushed to get it all done before time for my lesson.
Its just me over 3 years ago
You’re lucky, same period my job was to clean and fill the copper. I also had to look after the fire and from about eight supply the wood, from the bush. My reward was clean sheets and clothes.
henshaven Premium Member over 3 years ago
Birds would poop on my clean clothes. The sheets were stiff, and blue jeans and shirts had to be ironed. And this was after being washed in a wringer washer. No thanks!
RobertaPyle over 3 years ago
We used to hang up clothes in the back yard when I was little, before we got the dryer. Most of the time the laundry dried just fine…but when a dusty wind came up, we were rushing around to get the laundry in before it was all dirty again. Then there were the winter days when it rained for days…
gcarlson over 3 years ago
That’s what my wife thinks my labor is.