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  • Iowa's Radio Homemakers: Up A Country Lane

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Program: Iowa's Radio Homemakers: Up A Country Lane

In the 1950s, domestic responsibilities dominated the lives of most rural Iowa women. Somewhat isolated on the farm, many turned on the radio to hear a friendly voice someone to share their sometimes-lonely lives. Radio homemakers served as neighbors on the air helping women with everything from menu planning to child rearing.

In this heartwarming documentary, famed radio homemaker Evelyn Birkby shares her memories of Shenandoah, Iowa's radio homemakers and offers personal and engaging stories about rural life in the 1950s. The "Iowa Boy" Chuck Offenburger along with Iowa historian Tom Morain also give perspective on a simpler time when the American family ideal was foremost on Iowans minds.

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Post Date: February 2, 2010