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Because obviously, the only thing a household needs for success… is linens

• hef19898 3y ago
  In a time, not so long ago, before we could have all the clothes for cheap in super markets, yes, it definitely helped.
• toast0 3y ago
  And a place to store them!
• lelanthran 3y ago
  > Because obviously, the only thing a household needs for success… is linens I think you take for granted just how difficult and time-consuming it is to produce cloth and material for clothing. If a woman got married and had one child, there'd be little to no time to make clothing for the second child that followed almost immediately after[1]. [1] Contraceptive, while being an ancient invention, was never widely used until recently (past 50 years, maybe?)
  • QuercusMax 3y ago
    Cloth goods were expensive up until quite recently. People generally didn't have nearly as many outfits as we do now. Being able to repair and manufacture your own clothing and linens was a huge deal.