Exactly two millennia. The role of housewife didn’t really exist until the 1820s, and even then it was more of an upper-middle class thing and a distinctly Amer

Exactly two millennia. The role of housewife didn’t really exist until the 1820s, and even then it was more of an upper-middle class thing and a distinctly American concept. It didn’t even really take off until the industrial revolution when factory jobs became more mainstream. It was also created by corporations, largely to sell magazines, cookbooks, and home appliances. Everywhere else in the world, especially outside of cities, the labor of the home was evenly divided because everyone in the family had jobs.