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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a naturalized citizen and came here from Europe in the early 90s. All of the women in my country worked, mom, aunts, and parents' friends.
In the U.S.,  except one woman that I know(people who are the age of moms to DH) worked. Just one. This was in Colorado. Some dads might have been a few years older than Boomers, but all moms were boomers and SAHMs.
The one that worked ran a daycare center. Even one of my SIL's(DH's brother's wife) aunt in Vermont did not work.
And Boomer men mocked my DH's grandma  for going back to school and getting a college degree and being a librarian.
Certainly, people I know in CO are not New York City women, but I would think they are a decent representative of MC, and UMC women.
So, where were these trailblazing Boomer women, is that I would like to know.[/quote]

Fellow European here. I was born and raised in a western European country and lived there until I was 27. 
I am 55 now.

My paternal grandmother was born in 1910. She started working when she was a teenager and she worked full-time in factory jobs all her life - also after having children - until she retired in her mid 50s. She was also a member of the Workers' Council.

Her daughter, my aunt, born in 1928, worked until she had her first child and then became a housewife for the rest of her life. My aunt's husband, 8 years older than her, was very 'old school' - 'he who must be obeyed'.

My maternal grandmother, born in 1926, was a SAHM to 5 children. Grandfather was also old school and authoritarian.

My own mother, born in 1947, started working after high school and worked full-time all her life. Dad owned and ran his own business and worked long hours. I was a latchkey kid.

My other aunts all worked full-time, except 1 who became a SAHM after the birth of her first child. Husband was a high earner.

All my cousins are educated, professional, career driven people. Some own their own practice or business. None of them stayed at home after having children.[/quote]

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