The women before us: Legacy beyond the tradwife fantasy

Traditional womanhood is trending again - but what did life really look like for the women who came before us?

In this episode, Camille sits down with award-winning Canadian author Lise Mayne to unpack the realities of pioneer life, the invisible labour women have always carried, and why the tradwife fantasy overlooks history.

Together, they explore intergenerational legacy, aging, resilience, motherhood, and what we inherit from the women who came before us, and what we're finally ready to leave behind.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Time Enough, by Lise Mayne: From the rugged shores of the Isle of Man to the untamed wilds of 19th-century Canada, Time Enough follows the unforgettable journey of a family bound by love, tested by loss, and strengthened by hope. Available on Amazon, Indigo, and Audible.
• Dear Editor and Friends: Letters from Rural Women of the North-West, 1900-1920, Wilfried Laurier University Press: How did women in the early twentieth century, newly arrived in North-West Canada, cope with their strange new lives — so very different from the lives they used to lead? How did they see themselves and their role in frontier life?
• Yesteryear, by Cairo Claire Burke: A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister.
  
  

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