Even buildings speak of the contempt Society feels for the wifely roles.
| Once I visited a stately house with huge airy rooms, graced with picture windows and light. ă° â ă° In the basement, behind the furnace, was a tiny, dark, dank, and windowless room for the nanny/domestic. ă° â ă° Even our architecture betrays the contempt we feel for the wifely roles of child-care and housekeeping. |