The Evolution of the
Service Industry

The housewife of then and now is expected to bear and raise children, to feed the family, to launder for the family members so that they will have an endless supply of clean clothing to wear to school or work along with other duties too numerous to list. Moreover, the housewife is expected to minister to not only all physical needs of the family, but their emotional needs as well. In addition, today we expect stay-at-home wives to be well-read, aware of current events, and ready at a moment’s notice to explain and defend their choice to work inside the home.

The desire to do “something that matters” is echoed by every worker in the play. They all want what they spend their days doing, what they spend their lives doing, to matter.