Emma is a historian of the early twentieth century, particularly focusing on the interwar period.  She is fascinated by social, material and cultural history, and explores retail, fashion and consumerism.  She completed her PhD in 2024.

Current Projects and Roles

Researching and writing biography of former Vogue editor and life-long journalist, Alison Settle.

Collaborating with the London Transport Museum on their poster exhibition celebrating the centenary of the Paris Exhibition of Decorative Arts. 

Treasurer of the Art Deco Society UK

Freelance writer

Qualifications and Experience

PhD University of Essex (2024) “For the Masses not the Classes”: The Development of Rayon as a Mass Consumer Good in Interwar Britain (https://repository.essex.ac.uk/38445/)

Featured in the BBC’s History Extra magazine and written for Textile History. Her research has been featured in The Times on multiple occasions. She also writes for the Art Deco Society UK blog.

Talks for The Art Deco Society UK, the Stephen Perse Foundation and the University of Essex.

Collections Volunteer at the Saffron Walden Museum, including co-curating a fashion accessories exhibition. 

Photographer at Sotheby’s associated auction house, photographing historic coins and medals for their catalogues, and designing and creating their publicity. 

Emma is represented by Past Preservers, and can be found on X, BSky and LinkedIn.