Below are women who have experience in many different fields and actively advocate for hands-on preservation.
Molly Baker
Molly Baker is from New Orleans; Louisiana and she has a career in historic preservation.
Her interest in preservation began in her mid-20s after meeting a woman studying building preservation.
Baker soon spent five years at a National Landmark site then became the manager of the HOPE (Hands-on Preservation Experience) Crew program at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Currently, she has been working with HOPE and the National Trust Where Women Made History program on prioritizing projects that are led by an all-female/majority female crew.
Sharon Ferraro
Sharon Ferraro of Kalamazoo, Michigan co-founded the Old House Network in Michigan with Pat McCarthy. This network was created after realizing the need of opportunity to train homeowners on the necessities of old house rehabilitation.
As Ferraro adjusts to her retirement, she hopes to build a preservation trades program in her local community.
Original post by Priya Chhaya/Saving Places-National Trust for Historic Preservation
Read more here: https://savingplaces.org/stories/people-saving-places-seven-women-advocating-and-working-for-historic-trades#.YnQ09fPMIUo
