"I Want a Wife" by Jud Brady, 1971 Manifesto
https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/i-want-a-wife-by-judy-brady-syfers-new-york-mag-1971.html
The feminist satire being quoted and referenced by Limón in lines 8-11 of "Wife." Written by Judy Brady (then Judy Syfers) first as a rally speech, then published in the inaugural issue of Ms. Magazine in 1971, "I Want a Wife" adopts and lampoons the absurdly unrealistic expectations placed on wives by husbands.
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