Barbara Falconer Newhall

A Case of the Human Condition

Riffs on Life From a Veteran Journalist

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Was My Mother a 1950s Tradwife?

at-the-beach-in-the-1940s My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That's what she wanted. That's what she got. Read more.
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Was My Mother a 1950s Tradwife?

at-the-beach-in-the-1940s My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That's what she wanted. That's what she got. Read more.

The Trouble With Poinsettias

poinsettias The trouble with poinsettias is -- they don't know that Christmas is over and it's time to make an exit.  Read more.
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Was My Mother a 1950s Tradwife?

at-the-beach-in-the-1940s My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That's what she wanted. That's what she got. Read more.

The Trouble With Poinsettias

poinsettias The trouble with poinsettias is -- they don't know that Christmas is over and it's time to make an exit.  Read more.
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Was My Mother a 1950s Tradwife?

at-the-beach-in-the-1940s My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That's what she wanted. That's what she got. Read more.

The Trouble With Poinsettias

poinsettias The trouble with poinsettias is -- they don't know that Christmas is over and it's time to make an exit.  Read more.
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Was My Mother a 1950s Tradwife?

at-the-beach-in-the-1940s My mother was a tradwife, a bona fide 1950s tradwife. That's what she wanted. That's what she got. Read more.

The Trouble With Poinsettias

poinsettias The trouble with poinsettias is -- they don't know that Christmas is over and it's time to make an exit.  Read more.

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