In Cold Blood Women and Femininity Quotes

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Quote #10

Their normal life was like this; both worked, Mrs. Dewey as an office secretary, and they divided between them the household chores, taking turns at the stove and the sink. (2.92)

A modern arrangement—Mrs. Dewey is employed outside the home. Not that the life of a farmer's wife was easy, even if she didn't have a formal job outside the family.