Women in the 1900s were working more than the 9-to-5 mommas of today.  They had responsibilities on farms tending to crops and animals, they had manual labour with dishwashing and laundry, they had to prepare all the meals and clothes for their families, and of course, raise an average of over 7 kids per woman.  Did they not "work"?  How did they manage?  Is today's problem really that bad?  Or are we just not learning from how our ancestors managed?  One thing that the farm collective had that our individualistic society eschews is help.  Whether from the extended family, or neighbors, or even by giving chores to the eldest children, they did not do it alone.  So why do all the solutions for working mothers today involve going at it alone?  It's a recipe for insanity.