So many aspects of childhood feel universal, from school-yard games like hopscotch and hide-and-seek to getting in trouble with rule-obsessed adults. But how did children’s experiences differ between ...

Kim Meredith-Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The discipline of history, while continuing to produce valuable scholarship, is in a rut. The kind of methodological, conceptual and theoretical breakthroughs that took place in the 1970s—with the ...

The Happy Meal has become an integral part of childhood for millions of people all around the world. It is a symbol of fun, excitement, and, most importantly, a tasty treat. But did you know that the ...

A young girl tends the spinning machine at a cotton mill in North Carolina. Children worked adult hours for pennies in mills and factories all over the United States until reforms came with the Fair ...

Teresa Cox-Bates was only 11 years old when her father died, an event that dramatically altered her family's circumstances and shaped her childhood experiences. "I really remember us not having enough ...

The exhibit "Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the collection of Deborah Neff," on view now, includes 135 handmade dolls and more contemporary dolls from The National Museum of Toys and ...