tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post7196082281967755792..comments2024-03-18T14:05:01.415-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Laundry Day Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-45735340538464278982014-09-14T16:29:34.099-04:002014-09-14T16:29:34.099-04:00Hand woven towels...wow. We have it so easy! truck...Hand woven towels...wow. We have it so easy! truckredford(at)gmail dot comTruckredfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503888758596450251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84035242418175511972014-09-14T00:21:27.078-04:002014-09-14T00:21:27.078-04:00Yes Stephanie. I remember those days helping my m...Yes Stephanie. I remember those days helping my mother on wash days. Was pretty much a full day's work. Only she didn't have a wringer for many years so that was a hard job wring clothes by hand. My little brother and I stomped the clothes in a washtub to help loosen the dirt. Then there came all of the things you mentioned. And, after the clothes were dry we gathered them in and the ones to be ironed were sprinkled and rolled up in a basket and covered to be ready to iron later. Was a very hard job and this was in the early 1930's, and had been going on many years before I was born in 1935. Later after I was married at 16, I used to do laundry a lot in my bathtub for couldn't always go to a laundrymat. Most hated was men's pants. So hard to wring by hand. And, by the way my mother got married at 15 so she did this many years.And, raised 8 children.I took most of my learning from my mother's example, but was never brave enough to use the bluing, tho I knew it never made her clothes blue. That is still a puzzle to me, how we put them clothes in that real blue water and it never turned them blue. LOL makes them whiter. Hope I can win some of these great prizes. By the way, the top picture of the woman washing in the tub sure reminds me of my mother. Maxie > mac262(at)me(dot)com <maudemaxine@gmail.co,https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612461543816484090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-20335116755698964322014-09-14T00:20:05.006-04:002014-09-14T00:20:05.006-04:00What an interesting post! I am very thankful for ...What an interesting post! I am very thankful for the conveniences we enjoy!<br /><br />texaggs2000 at gmail dot com Britney Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972950656114757798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-45001024965683577422014-09-13T00:48:20.664-04:002014-09-13T00:48:20.664-04:00Grease soap! I would love to win A Patchwork Chris...Grease soap! I would love to win A Patchwork Christmas! Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House lanehillhouse[at]centurylink[dot]netLane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-9072116918747449422014-09-13T00:11:08.580-04:002014-09-13T00:11:08.580-04:00Good point, Linda. I remember trying to treat a sp...Good point, Linda. I remember trying to treat a spot with lye soap once and the soap ate the fabric! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-28602079519259896022014-09-13T00:10:37.874-04:002014-09-13T00:10:37.874-04:00It amazes me that many of those women did take tim...It amazes me that many of those women did take time to keep diaries ... where on earth did they find the energy after a day of hard work like that. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-2254547442632275162014-09-13T00:10:00.614-04:002014-09-13T00:10:00.614-04:00Some of the young mothers I know are doing the sam...Some of the young mothers I know are doing the same thing ... making their own cleaning products. What goes around comes around! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-12466778914809099292014-09-13T00:09:29.885-04:002014-09-13T00:09:29.885-04:00Amen.Amen. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-46850193598162451522014-09-13T00:09:11.085-04:002014-09-13T00:09:11.085-04:00We didn't have a hand-crank, but my first wash...We didn't have a hand-crank, but my first washing machine memories are of the tub with the electric wringer. And my Mother did use a wash board for spot treating ... with her home made lye soap. Oh, boy. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-16424677839814572812014-09-13T00:08:22.358-04:002014-09-13T00:08:22.358-04:00You bring up a great point about those pioneer wom...You bring up a great point about those pioneer women's HANDS. Oh, my ... no wonder they wore gloves! They probably wanted to cover the results of all that hard work. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78326589666181081732014-09-13T00:07:46.972-04:002014-09-13T00:07:46.972-04:00One of the things I love about studying the past i...One of the things I love about studying the past is that it gives me perspective on my own trials. Live can still be very difficult ... but I so appreciate not having to strain toads out of my well water before I make coffee every morning LOL. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-15037366135927773862014-09-13T00:06:38.616-04:002014-09-13T00:06:38.616-04:00The ingredients for home made soap have always ama...The ingredients for home made soap have always amazed me. My mother used to make lye soap ... I am so spoiled.<br /> Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47572419892389389502014-09-12T21:13:35.399-04:002014-09-12T21:13:35.399-04:00Clothes must have been pretty sturdy to be able to...Clothes must have been pretty sturdy to be able to withstand that kind of cleaning process. I am grateful that laundry is so much easier now!<br /><br />lindajhutchins@gmail.comLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892184025006322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-711527909321606662014-09-12T21:12:01.807-04:002014-09-12T21:12:01.807-04:00I'm so glad I didn't live in that time per...I'm so glad I didn't live in that time period. I wonder how many great books were never written because those poor women didn't have a chance to sit down! And that was just the laundry. I think I'll go to bed now and thank God for washing machines. Great post Steph.Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-5178200394517121112014-09-12T16:14:56.825-04:002014-09-12T16:14:56.825-04:00We still make our own laundry soap! Women are spoi...We still make our own laundry soap! Women are spoiled today with all the modern conveniences!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604641496182761385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-52867559099514563512014-09-12T13:16:01.005-04:002014-09-12T13:16:01.005-04:00Would love to read this book. oh.hello.hiya@gmail....Would love to read this book. oh.hello.hiya@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144194473327699589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-71404352411137333142014-09-12T12:37:49.138-04:002014-09-12T12:37:49.138-04:00My hands feel sore and chapped just thinking about...My hands feel sore and chapped just thinking about doing laundry like that.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33337287048291981472014-09-12T12:02:01.632-04:002014-09-12T12:02:01.632-04:00I love when my grandma tells me about how they use...I love when my grandma tells me about how they used to do laundry with the hand crank in their basement. It makes me appreciate modern technology!Heidi Reads...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02572805983285715116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-43705875643034667492014-09-12T10:29:32.320-04:002014-09-12T10:29:32.320-04:00I think we take for granted modern technology. I u...I think we take for granted modern technology. I use to wash clothes by hand when I visited my in-laws but they recently bought a washer/ dryer. <br /><br />I remember the sores and redness from just washing a few items.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br />J.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248267015658076920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-27645031190644048482014-09-12T08:14:58.744-04:002014-09-12T08:14:58.744-04:00Thank you for a great post! We have it really well...Thank you for a great post! We have it really well don't we?<br /><br />mauback55 at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-65354362116145457182014-09-12T07:03:09.685-04:002014-09-12T07:03:09.685-04:00Doesn't it boggle your mind that soap to clean...Doesn't it boggle your mind that soap to clean clothing can be made from potash and grease! It's kind of like manure being used for fertilizer. Though I love reading about the 19th century times, I'm glad I'm not living in them. Just think of having to do all of that in the middle of winter. Interesting post!Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-37899279010304719782014-09-12T02:53:29.796-04:002014-09-12T02:53:29.796-04:00Yikes! That does not sound like fun; doing the lau...Yikes! That does not sound like fun; doing the laundry back any earlier than the 1950's--60's!! Thank you Lord for washing machines, dryers, Tide, Era, and Downy fabric softener!kam110476https://www.blogger.com/profile/01693696612437738986noreply@blogger.com