Wendyl Nissen  Wendyl Nissen on being 'The Supportive Wife'
Wendyl Nissen: Busy little sucker is this housewife's BFF  The
Roomba vacuum cleaner by iRobot. The Roomba vacuum cleaner by
iRobot.  One of the greatest things to support the supportive
wife was the advent of machines to help with all her housework.
Not so long ago a good housewife devoted three days to washing.
First there was wash day which involved boiling up the copper.
You then washed, then rinsed, wrung then hung clothes which were
made out of such difficult fabrics as wool, linen and silk.  The
whole process took all day and used up the energy equivalent of
running a marathon.  The next day was devoted to getting the
damn things dry, which in winter usually involved hanging them
all up from the ceiling of the kitchen.  The next day you ironed
until the cows came home.  Today's housewife can get the washing
done in half an hour, throw it in the dryer for another half
hour and very little needs ironing these days thanks to the
wonders of mode