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Albert Einstein in 1914 composed a message for his wife that was a little less forward-thinking: https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/02/einsteins-misogynist-manifesto-

• Aeolun 3y ago
  The article makes it seem much more bizarre than the list actually was (based on what I read at the bottom). He just wanted her to treat him as if they were seperated, but still living in the same house. I’m really not sure about all the washing and cleaning stuff, but it seems sort of regular if one brings in the money and the other stays at home (presumably taking care of the children). The only exciting thing there is that he wants to eat in his room. If you stay together for the children then why discard the one moment you share with them?
• tuetuopay 3y ago
  This is very much in line with the thinking and society of the time, and not shocked at all by this piece given it was written in 1914. I read it as "be a housewife, I bring the money". Had this list been written in 2014 then yes, I'd be more than shocked. But for the time, I read it as a pretty standard thing. You would be surprised by how many "heroes" in the early 20th century were onboard with e.g. eugenics. You know, one of the key points of the third reich.
• huytersd 3y ago
  Seems completely reasonable.