Word: houseworkers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...those abuilding in China's cities are generally organized around a single factory, government bureau or city neighborhood. To pave the way for urban communes. China's rulers have long been pushing the establishment of neighborhood mess halls, nurseries and housecleaning services, thus relieving women of "trivial housework'' and freeing them for industry. Thanks to this program, 220,000 ex-housewives in Peking alone are now employed in newly established "street industries"-small workshops or factories operated by 30 or 40 inhabitants of a single city street and capable of turning out light consumer goods...
...leading islander is Colonel Baker, retired and gardening his life away in a country cottage. His bossy wife, who is aware of him only as an irritation, is faithful to her housework and TV, but her real occupation is being a worry-hen about her sons-and there is plenty to worry about...