Elizabeth Dillenburg

Elizabeth Dillenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at The Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in the history of modern Europe, Britain, and the British Empire. Her research utilizes transnational approaches to examine gender, colonialism, and childhood.

Education includes:

• PhD in History from University of Minnesota
• MA in History from Marquette University
• BA in History/Psychology from Marquette University

Her research explores how historical constructions of girlhood intersected with imperial projects, examining organizations like the Girls' Friendly Society across Britain, India, South Africa, and Australia. She investigates how colonial identities were formed through cultural labor and resistance.

Publications focus consistently on gender, colonialism, and power dynamics, with recent work exploring suffrage historiography, child migration, and sports as political resistance. These demonstrate methodological innovation in multi-sited archival research using photographs, correspondence, and periodicals.

Awards: None listed.

Teaching includes courses on European history, gender studies, and colonial history. No student advisees listed.

Affiliated with interdisciplinary initiatives through Ohio State's history department exploring global historical narratives.