Black Women’s Health and Diet Culture in America, 1965-1990

The mid-twentieth century emergence of the black middle class in the United States reshaped American society, consumer markets, and even the bodies of African Americans. 

In her dissertation project, Melina Haberl, PhD candidate at Florida International University, is researching the health and diet culture of African American women in the 1970s and ‘80s. Using several Hagley Library collections, including the BBD&O and Ernst Dichter archives, Haberl charts shifts in foodways, consumer habits, and cultural values around health. 

In support of her work Haberl received funding from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. 

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