About the Presenter
Amanda Roper is a public historian whose work focuses on preserving historic places and sharing traditionally underrepresented stories from America's past. Amanda holds a degree in history from the College of Charleston and has worked for the National Park Service and the Smithsonian, but is most passionate about historic house museums.
She served as Director of the Lee-Fendall House Museum and Sr. Manager of Public Programs & Interpretation at Woodlawn & Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House. In 2018, She was recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on their list of 40 Under 40: People Saving Places for her significant impact on historic preservation and her contributions to the public's understanding of why places matter. At Mount Vernon, she will be doing research for her book on the history of women in preservation.