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Cooking shows in the U.S. date to the 1920s when Betty Crocker, a fictional character created by Washburn-Crosby, the predecessor of General Mills, provided practical cooking instruction to American homemakers on the radio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

His workbook from 1945 showed homemakers and D.I.Y. types how to impose whimsy on their own lives and furniture via upcycling.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2024

An Indian court's recent verdict that significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband's property has been hailed as a positive sign by women's rights advocates.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

The homemakers who once made up the daytime audience are an endangered species — and have been for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

She had seen an arrangement of driftwood and dried seaweed in the homemakers section of the newspaper.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison