The 1950s are often idealized as a golden age for women, with images of perfectly groomed housewives tending to their families in spotless homes. This era is frequently romanticized as a time when ...

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...

A 25-year-old woman who lives in an "untouched" 1950s-era home has opened the doors to her historic space—while revealing why she chose to maintain the property's original fixtures and appliances, ...