The conclusion reflects on how the preceding chapters problematise the ‘neat-progression’ narrative, and instead show the ‘messy realities’ of life in the 1960s – that some traditions held fast, that some values shifted ever so slightly, and that some facets of life were more malleable than others. We have learned that 1960s Ireland was populated by many different ‘types’ of women, whose opinions on home, marriage, motherhood, work, gender equality, and so on, could not have been neatly categorised. There were women who did not describe themselves as feminists yet wanted a life different to that of their mothers’ generation. There were those who advocated for access for contraception but stopped short of being pro-choice. And others who did not object to women in the workplace but could not see a justification for equal pay. The magazines provide access to the multi-faceted experiences and views of women, not just through the voices found in the letters penned by readers, but also in their wider published content. The book concludes with the observation that women’s magazines provide a valuable access point to both the lived experience of daily life and the expectations attached to it.