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HISTORY OF GENDER ROLES IN LAUNDRY ADVERTISEMENTS

Tide has been creating advertisements ever since its founding in 1946. Like so many similar laundry detergent companies, their ads have developed over the years. From traditional gender roles to a more modern approach, they have always done one thing the same; used women to sell laundry detergent.

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1950s 
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1950s 

The stereotypical housewife of the mid-twentieth century.

1990s
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1990s

The evolution of the housewife in modern advertising.

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