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How sharing a story of personal loss at Yaddo helped author Sloane Crosley understand that joy, like grief, is layered.

Wiawaka is the oldest and longest continuously operated non-profit retreat for women in America and is located on the eastern side of Lake George. It was the brainchild of founder Mary Wiltse Fuller who was the daughter of Troy industrialist Joseph Fuller. Fuller was the head of the famous Fuller, Warren & Co., makers of […]

Wiawaka is the oldest and longest continuously operated non-profit retreat for women in America and is located on the eastern side of Lake George. It was the brainchild of founder Mary Wiltse Fuller who was the daughter of Troy industrialist Joseph Fuller. Fuller was the head of the famous Fuller, Warren & Co., makers of […]

Yaddos rose and rock gardens offer a slice of the artists colony special serenity.

On this week’s 51%, we recognize Women’s History Month. We learn about Sarah Smiley, a controversial Quaker minister who dared to preach to women — and men — in the 19th Century, and Nancy Brown of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites provides a more local lens on the women’s suffrage movement. We also stop by the New York State Museum to learn about a new initiative to expand its collection on women’s sports.