Emily Whitted

Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Public History Student

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EDUCATION

  • M.A. American Material Culture, University of Delaware and the Winterthur Program (2020)
  • B.A. English Literature, University of Richmond (2016)

FIELDS

  • U.S. History Before 1865, History of Technology, Material Culture Studies

BACKGROUND

Emily Whitted (she/her) is a doctoral candidate studying early American history, material culture, and the history of technology. She also holds a Public History certificate with a concentration in museum studies. Her dissertation examines early American textile repair work as an integral, everyday practice completed with needles and thread to maintain fabric’s life cycles within homes, ships, and military camps. Emily’s dissertation project has been funded by the Winterthur Museum, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, Library Company of Philadelphia, Massachusetts Historical Society, American Philosophical Society, Early American Industries Association, and the Decorative Arts Trust. 

Alongside her academic program experiences, Emily also continues her professional involvement in public history. Her past work includes projects with the Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Foundation, the Leverett Historical Society, and the Industrial Crafts Research Network.