Join us at the Barbizon Hotel in New York this week as we explore its past as the hotel that freed women. First opened in 1928, the Barbizon is still going strong as a condominium for those who can pay the new prices for rent in New York. Celebrities abound!

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbizon_63

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/08/when-the-barbizon-gave-women-rooms-of-their-own

https://untappedcities.com/2021/05/07/secrets-barbizon-hotel/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/review/the-barbizon-paulina-bren.html

https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/barbizon-hotel.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/14/waking-up-to-new-york-secrets-of-the-worlds-most-famous-women-only-hotel

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/astrazeneca-s-vaccine-mishaps-the-mighty-ducks-nhl-history-ryan-mcmahon-the-barbizon-hotel-and-more-1.5964106/new-york-s-female-only-hotel-the-barbizon-gave-women-freedom-to-dream-and-work-1.5964110

https://lithub.com/on-the-barbizon-hotel-and-the-women-writers-who-lived-there/

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