Crafting Clementina: Using Material Culture to Interpret the Contributions of 18th-century American Craftswomen in Scholarship and at Public History Sites

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dc.contributor.authorApplebaum, Micaelaen
dc.contributor.committeechairChristensen, Danilleen
dc.contributor.committeememberRonan, Anne Elizabethen
dc.contributor.committeememberWinling, LaDale C.en
dc.contributor.departmentMaterial Culture and Public Humanitiesen
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-21T08:00:11Zen
dc.date.available2024-09-21T08:00:11Zen
dc.date.issued2024-09-20en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis thesis suggests how studying material culture can yield important insight into the lives of 18th-century craftswomen in scholarship and at public history sites, where they have historically been minimally interpreted. Objects and their physical features reveal important insights that go beyond existing written records, especially for populations that have been excluded from or misrepresented in historical records. This research utilizes The Virginia Gazette, a newspaper produced by Clementina Rind before the Revolutionary War, to show her involvement in early American discussions and events. It also addresses how material culture can be used to teach visitors about the 18th-century women who labored in other non-domestic trades, including blacksmiths, bookbinders, silversmiths, and carpenters. Applying these methods can help scholars and public history audiences think more critically about diverse perspectives within and contributions to early American history.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:41474en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/121176en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCraftswomenen
dc.subjectMaterial Culture Studiesen
dc.subjectClementina Rinden
dc.subjectVirginia Gazetteen
dc.subjectColonial Williamsburgen
dc.titleCrafting Clementina: Using Material Culture to Interpret the Contributions of 18th-century American Craftswomen in Scholarship and at Public History Sitesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMaterial Culture and Public Humanitiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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