This is a still frame from ABC's television show "Mad Men". It portrays a typical housewife of the 1950s. She stands in the kitchen, peering out the window as if to spy on the neighbors. The yellow gloves hang over the spout of the sink, indicating she had washed the dishes recently. Her hair and make up is done perfectly, she stands looking confident and poised, as the kitchen is her territory. The counter gleams in the sunlight, the sink sparkles as if it had just been watched. She has had a long day in the kitchen and has taken a relaxing moment to smoke her cigarette, a common practice in the time period. Her shirt and skirt match perfectly, she stands ready to greet her husband with a smile and make him a home cooked meal. Her hand rests on her waist, a watch around her wrist. She stands waiting to see something, hoping to see something through the distance and in the sunlight out the window. Her facial expression depicts a woman who does everything she is supposed to, stays home with her husband and cooks as well as cleans but actually lives a life of dread. She dreads her daily tasks and appears to want to be anywhere besides the kitchen. Her eyes long to be with the rest of the world, rather than among the neatly arranged cups that sit on the shelves above her right shoulder. The room around her is arranged perfectly, flawlessly, effortlessly. However, her face tells a story of pain. She is taking in the outside world, watching the neighbors. Spying was another role of the women of the family, seeing what was going on in the neighbors homes so when she met with her similarly-clad girlfriends she would be able to share the details of the exciting lives of the neighborhood.