Trad wives, short for “traditional wives,” are taking social media by storm.
Clips of women, dressing up in 1950s-style dresses, homesteading and making food from scratch, are receiving a lot of likes and lots of criticism on the web.
This hour, we peek behind the apron and ask: What does social media's trad wife phenomenon tell us about politics today?
Guests:
- Jessica Grose, opinion writer, The New York Times
- Carrie Baker, professor of the Study of Women & Gender, Smith College
- Micah English, fifth year Ph.D. candidate, Yale University
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