
Wages for housework: the daring 1970s campaign that challenged women's roles
From HistoryExtra podcast
Published 9/21/2025

From HistoryExtra podcast
Published 9/21/2025
In the 1970s, a global group of feminist activists banded together with one demand: 'wages for housework'. Emily Callaci explores this campaign in her Cundill Prize-nominated book Wages for Housework and, in this episode, she speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about why the idea of women being compensated…