The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 94, Ed. 1 Monday, February 15, 1971 Page: 7 of 12
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The Winkler County News, Kermit, Texas
Monday, February 15, 1971 Page Seven
A BIG ONE — There’s 900 feet of concrete, topped
by a 1,80-foot aerial complex, to make up the new tower
for TV transmissions in the Yorkshire area of England.
COLLEGE STATION- Oh,
to be a housewife —. to flip a
switch here and there, punch a
few buttons, then curl up on a
cushioned couch and let the
Computer Age take over.
Forget it!
The homemaker still, has an
eight-hour workday, just like
she did 40 years ago, says Miss
Bonnie Lyerly, Extension
specialist in home management
at Texas A&M University.
But the nature of
homemaking work has been
“modernized,” Miss Lyerly
adds. Mental work has replaced
much of the physical work.
The modern homemaker, then,
is a decision maker who
requires generous helpings of
knowledge about goods and
services available on the
market. She must be skillful in
buying, using1 and caring for
goods and services. She is a
marketer, record-keeper and
manager.
And as- usual, housework
takes time. Dr. Kathryn
Walker, associate professor at
New York State College of
Human Ecology, conducted a
study at Cornell University to
determine how much time a
homemaker spends tackling the
daily chores. The data,
collected in 1967-68, was
compared to information
gathered 4ft?- 1926-2,7'!‘and .in
1952'. The study * revealed that
during the' 40-year: ?period,
homemakers spent almost trie
same amount of time for
household work. Homemakers
in 1926-27 used an average of
7.3 hours a day; in 1952, 7.4 a-
day; and in 1967-68, 8 hours a
day.
Homemakers with very
small children or many
children have the heaviest work
load in the home, Miss Lyerly
says. And homemakers
employed in the labor force
likewise have a heavy total
work load. In the 1967-68
Cornell study, homemakers
who were employed 15 or
more hours in the labor force
reported a 10-hour workday.
The switch from physical
power to mental mastery in
housework has imposed certain
disadvantages, the specialist
adds. Today’s homemaker is
more indecisive and frustrated.
She must choose goods and
services for her family from a
wide assortment available on
the market, and she must be
able to use and care for those
goods she buys. Mrs.
Homemaker today, then,' may
spend her work time studying
information about consumer
goods, while her counterparts
40 years ago were confined to
physical labor.
And so the work of the
modern homemaker is much
easier and not nearly so tiring.
Right? Wrong! Fatigue results
from mental and emotional
strain as well as from actual
physical, labor, Miss Lyerly
explains. Of course, the
informed homemaker, who is
able to make decisions, is less
likely to be plagued by fatigue
than the homemaker who lacks
knowledge and is indecisive.
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Maikell, Elgin L. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 94, Ed. 1 Monday, February 15, 1971, newspaper, February 15, 1971; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth995162/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Winkler County Library.