Emily J. Whitted

• Ph.D. Candidate in Early American History, UMass Amherst

Emily Whitted 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. Emily is currently the 2025-2026 Program in Early American Economy & Society (PEAES) Dissertation Fellow at the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Alongside her academic program experiences, Emily also continues her professional involvement in public history. Her current and past work includes projects with the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the National Park Service and National Council on Public History, Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Foundation, the Leverett Historical Society, and the Industrial Crafts Research Network.

• –present Ph.D. Candidate in Early American History, University of Massachusetts

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