Verona Doris Lester (1886 or 1887 - 14th February 1965) was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. She was the sister of Muriel Lester.[1] [2] [3][4]
Doris Lester was responsible for founding Children's House and Kingsley Hall in Bow East London with her sister Muriel Lester[5][6]
Doris Lester worked with Muriel Lester, but was not the international figure that her elder sister Muriel was.[7] She received a telegram from Muriel Lester in 1941 about her imprisonment in Trinidad.[8] She played an active part in the management of Kingsley Hall, including the postwar period.[9]
Doris Lester's papers are part of an archive currently held at the Bishopsgate Institute in London.[10]
References edit
- ^ swarthmore.edu
- ^ MURIEL LESTER, 1883-1968 Baptist Saint? from biblicalstudies.org.uk
- ^ Two Sisters and the Cockney Kids by Lylie Valentine, Club Row Press
- ^ blueplaqueplaces.co.uk
- ^ The Match Girl and the Heiress by Seth Koven, published 2015, ISBN 0691158509, Princeton University Press
- ^ architecture.com
- ^ BBC
- ^ mjohansenblog.wordpress.com
- ^ Pinterest - Bishopsgate Institute
- ^ Bishopsgate Institute
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