Absorbing Waste, Displacing Labor: Family, Environment, and the Disposable Diaper in the 1970s
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DOI: 10.1093/envhis/emaa080
Abstract: Between 1965 and 1980, disposable diapers became the norm among middle-class American families, altering resource flows as they became more popular. Diapers crafted from wood and water of the United States, primarily from the South—rather… read more here.
Keywords: work; family; disposable diapers; environment ... See more keywords