Verona Doris Lester (28 July 1886[1] – 14 February 1965) was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. She was the sister of Muriel Lester.[2][3][4][5] Doris Lester was responsible for founding Children's House and Kingsley Hall in Bow East London with her sister Muriel[6][7] Doris Lester worked with Muriel, but was not the international figure that her elder sister Muriel was.[8] She received a telegram from Muriel in 1941 about her imprisonment in Trinidad.[9] She played an active part in the management of Kingsley Hall, including the postwar period.[10]
Doris Lester | |
|---|---|
| Born | Verona Doris Lester 28 July 1886 Leytonstone, England |
| Died | 14 February 1965 (aged 78) |
| Relatives | Muriel Lester (sister) |
Doris Lester's papers are part of an archive currently held at the Bishopsgate Institute in London.[11][12]
Publications
edit- The Challenge of the Adolescent Girl (Intermediate Department Papers. no. 3.) 1921 by Verona Doris Lester
- Jesus: Leader of Men (Teachers and Taught Text Books on Religious Education.) 1923 by Verona Doris Lester and Alice Muriel Pullen
- Pictures of God. Hints for Sunday School teaching on the nature of God 1921 by Verona Doris Lester and Alice Muriel Pullen
- Some Problems and Needs of the Intermediate Boy and Girl (Intermediate Department Papers. no. 4.) 1922 by Verona Doris Lester
References
edit- ^ 1939 Register
- ^ "swarthmore.edu". Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Muriel Lester at Bishopsgate Institute". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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