Oh yes, she was and still is my hero Sir Johan,
She was a very strict mother and nilly about cleanliness. I used to cringe whe she grabbed me in the bath with a hard bristle brush to scrub me.
But today I know that she did it for our own good.

The case of women have made some improvements on the business front, but it is true that men stll lead, which I deem to be unfair aldo in the case of a woman doing the same job as a man.
Many woman CEO's nowadays as in my mom's time there were none.

I agree with you as far as the beauty issue is concerned, there will always be insecurity and strife.
None of their husbands were allowed to help my mom or us with anything and I if they had to walk past our house, they had to walk on the opposite side of the road hahaha.

A few of the married guys tried their luck with my mom when they saw her in the shops without their wives, but she put them cold very quickly lol.

Cheers and thank you!