Is this a threat to feminism? TikTok's "tradwives" are selling a 1950s fantasy to young women. Some say this is a reactionary movement riddled with sinister implications.
Tradwives are flooding the internet
Back to the 50s?: “Ultratraditional housewives” are finding fame online by submitting to their husbands, making homemade toothpaste and dressing in 1950s-style clothing. Glossary
Pastoral - Land used for grazing sheep or cattle or, in the Christian church, appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.
Impressionist - A 19th Century art movement known for small but visible brush strokes.
Burgeoning - Beginning to grow or increase rapidly.
Patriarchy - A system of society where men hold power and women are excluded.
Utah - A mountainous state in the west of the USA. More than half its inhabitants are Mormons, who founded its capital, Salt Lake City.
Waxing lyrical - Talking about in a very enthusiastic way.
Fringe - On the edges of an area or group. Not mainstream.
Aesthetics - The branch of philosophy looking at the nature of beauty and taste.
Nuclear family - A family group consisting of a married couple, typically assumed to be straight, and the children they share.
Femicide - An intentional killing of a woman with a gender-related motivation.
Fascism - A political ideology that rose to power in 20th-Century Europe. It stressed militarism and order over personal freedom, and often divided society according to racial hierarchies.