from what I know they were 7 average suburban housewives, several had 
college degrees.  The 1950's in the US were another time and another world.

The book mentions that " they cooked and cleaned, ironed their husband's 
shirts, hung the bed sheets on a clothesline to dry, prepared most meals 
from scratch, wore pearl necklaces and white gloves, volunteered in their 
churches, schools and communities and among them raised a total of 56 
children."

I don't want to sound like a commercial, but the book is really worth 
reading. Gives an interesting view of the social history of the US and  how 
medicine was changing our lives and dominating birth and parenthood - and 
these ladies didn't like what they saw happening.  Their beliefs struck a 
chord within me when I discovered LLL after the birth of my 4th baby in 
1966.  They promoted what I instinctively knew and hadn't been able to 
accomplish.  It was like "coming home."

In the mid 50's their lives were similar to  mine in southern New Jersey, 
although my mom worked, we had a dryer and all meals were cooked from 
scratch (that gives me pause, I wonder how she did it!)   We weren't 
affluent, probably what would be considered lower middle class. A new car 
meant a " new to our family"  used car.  Socially, you dressed up to go out. 
The pearls weren't real either :-)

Pat in SNJ 

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