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French Children Under the Allied Bombs, 1940-1945

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French Children Under the Allied Bombs, 1940-1945

John E. Murray on Mary Grainger and the Charleston Orphan House

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John E. Murray on Mary Grainger and the Charleston Orphan House

Teenagers and Social Change in 1950s Ireland

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Teenagers and Social Change in 1950s Ireland

Strengthening Young Bodies, Building the Nation

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Strengthening Young Bodies, Building the Nation

Saheed Aderinto on Education and Childhood Poverty in Colonial Nigeria

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Saheed Aderinto on Education and Childhood Poverty in Colonial Nigeria

CHC Season 1, Episode 5: Producing Self-Regulating Subjects

CHC Season 1, Episode 5: Producing Self-Regulating Subjects

Reading Transatlantic Girlhood in the Long Nineteenth Century

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Reading Transatlantic Girlhood in the Long Nineteenth Century

Revisited: Marah Gubar, Shauna Vey, and Martin Woodside in a Roundtable Discussion

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Revisited: Marah Gubar, Shauna Vey, and Martin Woodside in a Roundtable Discussion

Kriste Lindenmeyer on the 1920s Fad of Pole-Sitting

Kriste Lindenmeyer on the 1920s Fad of Pole-Sitting

Making the Best of It

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Making the Best of It

Revisited: The New World Should be Built Not Only on Children – but with Children

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Revisited: The New World Should be Built Not Only on Children – but with Children

Ashley Mathisen on the Curious History of the Spinal Machine

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Ashley Mathisen on the Curious History of the Spinal Machine

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Nominations are open for SHCY's 2026 Awards

Mar 12, 2026 News and Announcements

Nominations are open for SHCY's 2026 Awards

SHCY 2026-2027 Event Grant Applications Are Open!

Mar 9, 2026 News and Announcements

SHCY 2026-2027 Event Grant Applications Are Open!

Register for the SHCY 2025 Biennial Meeting (Online)

Jun 4, 2025 News and Announcements

Register for the SHCY 2025 Biennial Meeting (Online)

News and Announcements

Nominations are open for SHCY's 2026 Awards

Nominations are open for SHCY's 2026 Awards

Mar 12, 2026
All nominations are due by April 15, 2026.

SHCY 2026-2027 Event Grant Applications Are Open!

SHCY 2026-2027 Event Grant Applications Are Open!

Mar 9, 2026
SHCY will award two $500 grants and one $1500 grant for events that take place in 2026–27.

Register for the SHCY 2025 Biennial Meeting (Online)

Register for the SHCY 2025 Biennial Meeting (Online)

Jun 4, 2025
The XIII Biennial Conference of the Society for the History of Children and Youth will be held online from 26-28 June 2025.

Call for Venues for 2027 SHCY Conference

Call for Venues for 2027 SHCY Conference

Jan 25, 2025
SHCY is seeking expressions of interest from prospective hosts for its Biennial Conference in June 2027.