Dear Ann Landers,
All my married life, I've felt like a nobody be-cause I was only a housewife. My husband made me feel that I should be grateful to him for putting food in my mouth and clothes on my back. Today, I read something that gave me a lift. If you print it, I'll bet you'll give thousands of housewives a new lease on life. The home economics department of our state college published a leaflet in chart form. It shows what a housewife is worth per week in dollars and cents on today's labor market. Here it is: Cooking, table-setting, serving, at $2 an hour ... $50. Dishwashing, at $1.25 an hour . .. $17.50. Child care, at 50 cents an hour (ridiculous since this is what most sit-ters get for just sitting). . . $17.50. Routine housework, at $1.25 an hour ... $22.50. Laundry, at $1.25 an hour ... $6.25. Ironing, at $1.25 an hour ... $6.25. The chart suggests adding 2 5 cents for miscellaneous work. So the grand total is $150 a week. On a yearly basis, a housewife is worth $7,800. Believe it or not, this leaflet has given me dignity. I no longer feel like a parasite. Tonight when Mr. Greatheart comes home, I'm going to greet him like a woman who earns almost $8,000 a year because that's what I am. -Ashamed No Longer

Dear Ashamed No Longer,
Housewives of America, unite! Clip this column for your husband. And as for you, Mr. Greatheart, take that-and that-and that.