Sally Mennill
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Research Interests
- Canadian History
- History of Medicine
- History of Nursing
- Pre-confederation History
- Post-confederation History
- Women's and Gender Studies
- Native Studies
Other Scholars in History
Other Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Introduction
BA (Simon Fraser University)
MA (Trent University)
PhD (University of British Columbia)
Sally's areas of expertise include Canadian history and women's health history, specifically focused on pregnant and parturient women in post-WWII Canada. Her current research investigates birthing experiences and medical records in British Columbia. Recent publications include "Ideal Births and Ideal Babies: English-Canadian Advice Literature in the 1950s and 1960s" and "Fostering the Passive Maternal Experience: Language and Prescription in the What to Expect Series of Maternity Literature." Sally teaches Canadian history, health and medicine in history, and women's and gender studies.
Douglas College Faculty since 2007.
Recent Citations for Sally Mennill
- Contemporary issues in gender sexuality and womens studies
- "Out of the ruins" zine
- Public history and pedagogy: Engaging students actively in history via commemorative explorations
- Ideal births and ideal babies: English-Canadian advice literature in the 1950's and 1960's
- Fostering the passive maternal experience: Language and prescription in the 'What to Expect Series' of maternity literature
- Identifying victims: child abuse and death in Canadian families.
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