This summer, scrutiny of the figure of the "trad wife" hit a fever pitch. These influencers' accounts feature kempt, feminine women embracing hyper-traditional roles in marriage and home-making—and, in doing so, garnering millions of followers.
A common defense of a lifestyle that some would call regressive is that it's a personal choice, devoid of political meaning. But this gloss is complicated by societal changes such as the erosion of women's rights in America and skyrocketing child-care costs.
When you talk about the idea of choice, are we just talking about false choices? In American society, the way choice works has everything to do with child-care options, financial options.
The hosts discuss standout practitioners of the 'trad' lifestyle, including the twenty-two-year-old Nara Smith, who makes cereal and toothpaste from scratch, and Hannah Neeleman, who presents a life caring for eight children in rural Utah.
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