breadwinner

created by pingouin

(person) by pingouin (4.1 y) (print) ? I like it! Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:17:51

"Head of household", traditionally male - wifey stayed at home; fewer households can avail themselves of the one paycheck nowadays. The post-WWII prosperity, helped by the pre-war rise of labor unions, made it possible for unionized blue collar workers to move from tenement-dweller to homeowner, or from Ralph Kramden to Archie Bunker. That rising tide lifted many non-unionized boats as well, something to think about in this age of a demonized Left and sweatshop addiction.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) I like it! Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:14:15

Bread"win`ner (?), n.

The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living.

H. Spencer.

printable version
chaos

SparkMatch personality types	Why I torched the crack house	Donna Reed years	Division of Household Labor
She's so cute	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	Stiffed	Escort service
Bring home the bacon	Father Knows Best	tautline hitch	P
Food poverty	Del	Carl Heine	All in the Family
Fairness	Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?	Kaki King	wifey
The Honeymooners	Archie Bunker	The SCUM manifesto

Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.

Login
Password

remember me
password reminder
register

Everything2 Help

Drink up!
August 9, 2003
It's Time for Me to Die
Film Editing
Live and Let Die
And you as well must die, beloved dust,
We don't write poetry because it's cute
Samuel Beckett
Europe and the Other
Behold the wonders of Japan
The agony of birds
Fred Rogers
Recipe Quest: Black and White Food
Shinkansen Types

locke baron
Multiple Myeloma	(thing)
SubSane
blonde, freckles, skinny, short	(person)
arcanamundi
A Ruba'iyat for May	(person)
riverrun
Timed Writing	(idea)
auraseer
Fling	(fiction)
StrawberryFrog
Iron Man	(review)
devolution
Misogyny and Porn, East to West - An Empirical Analysis	(idea)
devolution
Korea is a place that refuses to stand still	(idea)
Beanie127
The Pacifist Soldier	(fiction)
VergilKint
Distilled from Dreams	(fiction)
Scaevola
Roman marriage	(thing)
rootbeer277
m&m's Ice Cream Treats	(review)
Transitional Man
Gus's Chalet	(review)
minnow
.410 bore	(thing)
shaogo
Phonautogram	(thing)

This page courtesy of The Everything Development Company