“Yet our old expectation that the suburbs are homey, tranquil and predictable places continues to gnaw at the feminine collective subconscious. The suburban home still begs for a presiding divinity -- a keeper of the keys and human cares, the archetypal mother of earlier ages.” MothersWivesFeminine PowerSuburban LifeGood WomenDutiful MotherTraditional Women Book:The New Suburban Woman Source: The New Suburban Woman
“Yet the tranquil image of suburbias of the past remains, and continues to influence us, as do traditional concepts of femininity....” American DreamSuburbiaSuburban LifeSuburban WomenTraditional FemininityTranquil Suburbia Book:The New Suburban Woman Source: The New Suburban Woman
“As cities were melting pots in the nineteenth century, suburbs have become the twentieth-century equivalent...minorities, refugees and other population subgroups have ...entered the suburbs.” MinoritiesSuburban LifeMelting PotsPopulation Subgroups Book:The New Suburban Woman Source: The New Suburban Woman
“Rhythms. You can almost feel them on suburban streets, divine the hour of the day without consulting a clock from the sounds heard in the cool, leafy neighborhoods.” WomenSuburbsSuburban LifeCommuters Book:The New Suburban Woman Source: The New Suburban Woman
“The great suburban mansions and modest tract homes are often silent all day, mausoleums to a dream, the streets hushed until the schoolchildren return home.” WomenMansionsThe American DreamSuburban LifeTract Homes Book:The New Suburban Woman Source: The New Suburban Woman