Participant Info
- First Name
- Emily
- Last Name
- Whitted
- Country
- United States
- State
- PA
- ewhitted@umass.edu
- Affiliation
- Library Company of Philadelphia
- Website URL
- Keywords
- early American history, history of technology, material culture, women and gender studies, public history, textile history
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I am a historian and curator of the early American material past. My book project in progress explores early American textile repair work within homes, ships, schools, and military camps. I am currently the 2026-2027 Program in Early American Economy & Society (PEAES) Postdoctoral Fellow at the Library Company of Philadelphia.
I have significant experience studying and interpreting American decorative arts and everyday objects, with public lectures and workshop topics ranging from album quilts to contemporary wood art. My past museum work has also included exhibit content creation, interpretation plan development, collections cataloging, and making as academic practice.
Prior to my doctoral work, I was a Lois F. McNeil Fellow in the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, graduating with my M.A. degree from the University of Delaware in 2020. My thesis “Made in Germantown: Production, Wear, and Repair of American Frame-Knit Stockings 1683-1830″ won the E. McClung Fleming Thesis Prize. I received my B.A. in English Literature from the University of Richmond in 2016.
- Recent Publications
https://theconversation.com/stockings-once-worn-by-phillys-wealthiest-man-show-the-value-of-womens-mending-in-early-america-279724
- Media Coverage
- https://pieceworkmagazine.com/long-thread-podcast-emily-whitted/
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 18th century, 19th century
- Expertise by Topic
- Gender, Labor, Material Culture, Museums, Public History, Technology, Women
