These days, father's day seems like an inescapable part of American culture. But it didn't become a national holiday until President Nixon signed a bill...
hese days, father’s day seems like an inescapable part of American culture. But it didn’t become a national holiday until President Nixon signed a bill in 1972–almost 60 years after the U.S. recognized Mother’s Day. So, what drove the decision?
Some historians credit the Vietnam War. The prolonged, increasingly divisive conflict had uprooted American fathers from their families, and there was a sense that their public service needed to be recognized, according to Ralph LaRossa, author of.
Some of those burdens and responsibilities were coming from inside the home as well. Whereas mothers used to be seen as the primary caregivers, the rise of women’s liberation gave way to a so-called new fatherhood movement, in which men were expected to step up and “take on more of the routine tasks of [child rearing], like changing diapers, in the interest of gender equality,” says LaRossa.
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