Between the lines│How stay-at-home women earned a living 1900-1970

Árbær Open Air Museum

Over the centuries women have taken primary responsibility for the home and children; they have provided clothing and food, cared for the sick and elderly. The services and goods provided by women in the home have been unpaid, and hence they have not featured in economic statistics. 



 The services and goods provided by women in the home have been unpaid, and hence they have not featured in economic statistics. 

This exhibition examines the world of women, and how they managed to earn an income as a “sideline“ to their work as housewives and mothers, in order to support themselves and their families. The ways that they did so reflect their ingenuity, resourcefulness, expertise, and skills.

Between the lines│How stay-at-home wo­men earned a liv­ing 1900-1970

Women‘s contribution to society has long been underestimated and belittled.

Between the lines│How stay-at-home women earned a living 1900-1970