Thats how it was, I remember how my mother would do all of those things for my Dad. Not that he asked her too it was just how it was, my Mom never had a drivers license never paid a bill and never made any big decissions.
You know not for nothing but I bet there are alot of women who would not mind staying home and raising a family and not have to deal with all the bullshit of working and providing. Back in the day a family could survive on one income provided by the husband, the real reason why this has all changed is economics. Ward & June Cleaver were very happy the way things were and life itself was just easier. The big difference back then was if you were poor you didnt know it? Everyone around us lived the same no one had credit cards and they lived within their means, alot of women today would find that article disturbing, but alot of women from that era would not.