Unhappy Mothers : Women, Motherhood, and Social Change in Postwar Britain
by
Sarah Crook
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Social Histories of Medicine
ISBN-10
1526140128
ISBN-13
9781526140128
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 29th, 2025
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
473 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.80 x 1.70 cms
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How did the experiences and emotions of unhappy mothers come to light in postwar Britain? This history looks at the role of five communities in drawing attention to the struggles of early mothering, unpicking the professional, political and social motivations that drove efforts to break silences around this critical subject. -- .
In the decades following the Second World War, mothersÂ’ experiences of loneliness, boredom and unhappiness were increasingly widely acknowledged. The language of postnatal depression came to be attached to this, but mothers organised around their own discontent in ways that challenged the medical model. Unhappy mothers draws attention to the social, political, and professional contexts within which knowledge about unhappy mothering developed. Drawing upon an extensive range of archival material, the book addresses themes around expertise, feminism, and the value given to lived experience.
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