Sally Mennill

Instructor
Humanities and Social Sciences
History
N3312

About

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. 

Education and credentials

  • PhD, British Columbia
  • MA, Trent
  • BA, Simon Fraser