Participant Info

First Name
KayCee
Last Name
Babb
Country
United States
State
ID Idaho
Affiliation
Independent Public Historian
Website URL
https://herstoryreport.wordpress.com/
Keywords
gender history, women's history, political history, cultural history, urban history, historic preservation, architectural history
Availability
Media Contact
Additional Contact Information
PhD
other credentials

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About Me

KayCee Babb is a city planner and freelance public historian. She graduated in 2017 from Boise State University with her Masters of Applied Historical Research, where she focused on gender and political history. Her thesis – Girls Just Wanna Be President: How the History of Female Presidential Candidates Affects Political Ambition and Engagement – looked at the connection between social perceptions of political involvement and how the history of female politicians is presented by examining the narratives of female presidential candidates since 1872. With tangible experience in gender, cultural, political, and urban history, historic preservation, and museum studies, KayCee works to support cultural heritage by promoting often disparaged or little known histories of marginalized groups by elevating their voices.

KayCee’s current research is on the impact of urban renewal and city policy on public and physical memory, focusing on Asian/Asian American populations in the United States during internment and the aftermath of WWII.

Recent Publications

Babb, KayCee, “Girls Just Wanna Be President: How the History of Female Presidential Candidates Affects Political Ambition and Engagement” (2017). History Graduate Projects and Theses.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
North America, United States
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, Early Modern, Modern, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
American Presidents, Art & Architectural History, Gender, Government, Local & Regional, Politics, Public History, Urban History, Women