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Nuclear wife

The female member of the now rare American nuclear family. Commonplace in the 1950s. Not necessarily happily married, but outwardly so nonetheless.
June cleaver on the popular 1950s-60s tv show leave it to beaver is a prime example of a nuclear wife.

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by Pancakefield July 9, 2011
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