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Margaret (Molly) Lester is the Managing Director of the Preservation Research Collaborative at the Weitzman School of Design. In her role, she leads day-to-day project management, operations, and administration of the department's major research initiatives, including the Urban Heritage Project and the Center for Architectural Conservation and Preservation Civil Rights Sites. Collaborating closely with faculty, staff, and graduate students, Molly coordinates an interdisciplinary team to further the mission of the PRCP. She was awarded the 2024 Cokie Roberts Women's History Fellowship for her research on the 'She-She-She' Camps of the New Deal and has been involved in curating exhibits, such as 'Minerva Parker Nichols: Search for the Forgotten Architect'. Molly is an author of 'Building Ghosts: Past Lives and Lost Places in a Changing City', set to be published by Temple University Press in 2024. She has held roles as a Research Associate at PennPraxis and as national program director for Partners for Sacred Places, along with experience as an architectural historian and historic tax credit consultant. Molly holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Architectural History from the University of Virginia.
Preservation Research Collaborative, Penn • Philadelphia, PA
Leads day-to-day project management, operations, and administration of research initiatives.
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