At home without a home: children in transitional homes in Denmark, 1885–1920 (ChildHomes)
Name of applicant
Mikkel Thelle
Title
Senior Researcher
Institution
National Museum of Denmark
Amount
DKK 3,310,863
Year
2025
Type of grant
Digital Research Infrastructure
Summary
A home without a home (ChildHomes) will provide a database documenting the life trajectories of children growing up in extreme poverty and institutional care in Denmark at the turn of the 20th century as well as a matched comparison group. The project seeks to help researchers understand the long-term effects of childhood vulnerability in a period of rapid urbanization and institutionalization.