Mother’s Little Helper | Dear Abby, Dissociation, & Don Draper

The 1950s and 60s looked cute on the outside.
Pastels. Casseroles. Aprons.
Inside the house, mid-century America was held together with Valium, denial, and whatever advice Dear Abby tossed into the newspaper that week.

In this sneak peek of our Patreon-only dark history episode, JoLynne and Amanda dig into the real story behind Mother’s Little Helpers. Tranquilizers marketed to exhausted housewives. Doctors handing out pills like parade candy. Don Draper levels of dissociation. Cultural pressure that shaped women’s lives in 1950s and 1960s America.

This preview stops right before things get darker, messier, and too honest for the main feed. To hear the full deep dive into women’s history, mid-century medicine, and the ghosts patriarchy left behind, join us on Patreon for History But Make It Worse.

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