Participant Info
- First Name
- Holly
- Last Name
- White
- Country
- United States
- State
- drhollynswhite@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- William & Mary
- Website URL
- www.drhollynswhite.com
- Keywords
- Childhood, Youth, Age, Family, Gender, Life Cycle, Early America, Early Republic, Legal History, Motherhood, American Revolution
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Currently, I teach courses on childhood, gender, and Early America in the history department at William & Mary. I also serve as co-editor of the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. Check out my Instagram @thechildishprofessor !
I focus on the histories of age, childhood, and youth in vast early America and the early United States. My current research is focused on children’s lives during the American Revolution. Check out my website for more information about my K-8 history materials and public history projects.
My book, Constructing American Childhood: Age-Based Laws and the Illusion of Protection in the early United States (UVA 2026) is out now. I am also the co-editor of Engaging Children in Vast Early America (Routledge 2024).
- Recent Publications
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Engaging Children in Vast Early America (Routledge, 2024)
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @thechildishprofessor
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- Pre-17th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, Early Modern, Modern, 20th century, 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- American Civil War, American Revolution, American Founding Era, Children & Youth, Family, Gender, Labor, Law, Museums, Public History, Race, Rebellion & Revolution, Sexuality, Slavery, Women
