Who Sold Tupperware?
Tommy Damigella, Jr., who grew up in a Tupperware family, described Tupperware sellers as “aunts, uncles, cousins, anyone my family knew.” People tapped into their own communities, and convinced the women they knew to get involved. Tupperware, with its low barriers to entry and its need for a constantly expanding pool of dealers, appealed especially to people with limited education, capital or other means to chase the American dream of wealth and success. A Nation on the Move During World War II many Americans moved from rural areas to cities and industrial sites. Others moved overseas, both as military personnel and as civilians. On a grand scale, Americans who once would never have met suddenly became bunkmates or co-workers. Important Connections Through all these changes, women retained important social networks, keeping up with other women through their churches, neighborhoods, and families. Female relatives still provided most child-care for absent mothers. These were the same so
