Someone, whether employed or married, being at home every day to faff about boiling and ironing and starching may not explain why people wanted to do that, but

Someone, whether employed or married, being at home every day to faff about boiling and ironing and starching may not explain why people wanted to do that, but it helps explain why it was possible. Much as I actually do quite like wearing a nice shirt to work, ironing the damn thing plus pressing trousers and running about having suits dry cleaned in the window the laundry is open and I'm not at work is a hassle and if I'm not prepared to do it if I don't actually have to, I'm certainly not going to make my (also full time working) spouse do it for me.