Things like the 40-hour workweek and overtime are two of the most basic pillars of a middle class life.

诸如每周工作40小时和加班费是中产阶级生活的两个最基本的支柱。

Narrator: Although the RA had two female founders the academy only allowed female life drawing classes in 1883, after various petitions.

旁白：虽然 RA 有两位女性创始人，但在经过各种请愿后，该学院于 1883 年只允许女性写生课程。

And for many, fishing is both a family tradition and a path to middle class life on the islands, where the cost of living is higher than in the U.S.

对许多岛民来说，捕鱼既是一种家庭传统，也是晋升中产阶级的致富路，这里的生活成本高于美国。

Before taking part in the classes, life as a couple wasn't easy. I used to think that women and men don't have much in common when it comes to problems with family life.

在参加课程之前，夫妻生活并不容易。我曾经认为，在家庭生活问题上，女人和男人没有太多的共同点。