Unhappy Mothers

Women, Motherhood, and Social Change in Postwar Britain

Sarah Crook

$87.95 $74.60

Hardback

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

Manchester University Press
05 November 2025

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women; History of medicine; Women's health

Series: Social Histories of Medicine

In the decades following the Second World War, mothers' 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.

By: Sarah Crook
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 473g
ISBN: 9781526140128
ISBN 10: 1526140128
Series: Social Histories of Medicine
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 05 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Sarah Crook is a Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University.