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Built in 1877, the Whitney Studio originally served as a carriage house until its conversion in 1907 to a studio and private salon for sculptor and arts patron, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. As the eldest daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Whitney was well-known for stepping out of her society role to create art and advocate for fellow American artists, including John Sloan, Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, and Joseph Stella, to name a few. more »

It was the kind of day that helps a person breathe deeper, to set aside whatever might be on your mind, if only for a brief time. But that respite is truly a treasure in our frenetic world. And all it took was a short ride and the willingness to look deeper into what seemed like nothing special. I hadn't realized that hummingbirds were so territorial, chasing away other birds, even hummers, with their aggressiveness. These little beings were not easily intimidated. more »

Women's unemployment rate was higher than men’s for first time since December 2012, according to new analysis by the National Women's Law Center of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Women's largest gains in September were in professional & business (+29,000), private education & health services (+24,000), retail (+16,600) and leisure & hospitality (+16,000). more »

Jill Norgren writes: One pleasure of A Fighting Chance and Off the Sidelines lies in the telling of each woman's path to the United States Senate. Warren announced her plan to apply to law school only to be met with the critical response of her mother: "Stay at home, have more children, and do not become one of those crazy women libbers." Gillibrand relates how a male senator walked up to her after she had succeeded in losing weight gained in pregnancy and said "Don't lose too much weight now. I like my girls chubby." more »