Nsayings about home ec books from the 1950's

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This could be a fun book to browseat a museum or archive of some sort. A novel written in the 1950s describes a world where people are not allowed to read books. Speak in a soothing voice this old home ec book has. They were urged to speak in a soothing voice and always have dinner prepared.

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