OH 2048 | Oral History

OH 2048

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Ann Dunnewold her training in psychology, her own postpartum depression, and her entry into clinical work in maternal mental health. She discusses her introduction to Postpartum Support International in 1990, and her later presidency of the organization. She discusses other figures in postpartum activism, including Jane Honikman, Diane Sanford, and Susan Hickman. She explains changing ideas of postpartum psychology, especially the idea of self-care. Dunnewold discusses her books, including The Postpartum Survival Guide (1994) and Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box (2007).

About this Oral History

Physical Description pp. 37
Terms of Use Closed until April 21 2025
Interviewer(s) Rachel Louise Moran
Date of Interview April 21, 2021

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