Deconstructing Laundry: Gendered Technologies and the Reluctant Redesign of Household Labor

Authors

Constance L. Shehan, University of Florida
Amanda Moras, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

Abstract

This paper examines the ways in which technological innovations have entered the home through the process of laundry. We take a brief look at the history of laundry technology, examining the costs of locating laundry in the private sphere and discussing alternatives. We highlight the links between laundry technology and ideologies about “women’s place.”

Comments

Published here with permission of the editor of Michigan Family Review.

Recommended Citation

Shehan, Constance L. and Amanda Moras. "Deconstructing Laundry: Gendered Technologies and the Reluctant Redesign of Household Labor." Michigan Family Review (2006), 11:1, 39-54.