Nelleke is a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Urban History. As a social historian specialising in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, she explores the past from the perspective of ordinary people: history from below. Her doctoral research draws on petitions to examine how Delft���s lower middle class experienced the revolutionary era of the late eighteenth century. Alongside her academic work, she has a keen interest in public history and enjoys sharing her research through articles, talks, and other activities for a wider audience.