Episode 460: The historical fact of the "Cult of True Womanhood" - and the cult is still alive and well today

<p>Did you know there was a historical movement called &quot;The Cult of True Womanhood&quot;? Its underpinnings were based on 4 moral virtues: Piety, Purity, Submissiveness, &amp; Domesticity. Sound familiar? Today, I&#39;ll show how this old cult has re-formed into the new &#39;Trad Wife&#39; movement. </p> <p>Thought Co. - <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/cult-of-domesticity-4694493">The Cult of Domesticity</a> </p> <p>PBS: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/not-for-ourselves-alone/cult-of-true-womanhood">The Cult of True Womanhood</a></p> <p>Other Sources:</p> <p>Barbara Welter, <strong>The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860</strong>, American Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 2, Part 1 (Summer, 1966), pp. 151-174 (24 pages)</p> <p>*footnote 1, quote at the top: from The Young Lady&#39;s Book: A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits (Boston, 1830), p. 29.</p> <p><br></p> <p> </p>