The Historic Women-Only Institutions of the Upper East Side (Re-Air)

Tickets: $18.88 ( incl. $3.88 fees ) (includes access to the full replay for one week)

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This is a re-aired recording of this program’s most recent live webinar. Once the viewing period ends, this recording will not be offered again for at least one year.

When it comes to New York spaces made by and for women, the Upper East Side is home to many firsts — the first private women's social club in New York; the first public women's college in the nation; the first Black working women's settlement house in New York; and even the city's first women's historic preservation society. But how did this particular neighborhood become the hub for all of these powerful institutions for women, especially in an era when most men scoffed at the idea of women in leadership positions? This is the story of the women-only organizations that called the Upper East Side home, and the profound impact they had on the opportunities for women in New York City and beyond.

Join New York Adventure Club as we explore how New York's Upper East Side became the hub for women-only institutions beginning in the 20th century, ranging from private clubs to public universities.

Led by writer, historian, and New York City tour guide Lucie Levine, our virtual experience surrounding the architectural and social history of these storied institutions for women will include:

• How and why the Upper East Side became home to clubs, schools, residences, political institutions, and professional associations catered exclusively to women
• A discussion of notable women's institutions including the first free women’s college in the United States, a Hungarian church that helped empower immigrant working women, and the first women-only private club (which still exists today)
• Stories of the iconic women's-only Barbizon Hotel that was once home to Joan Crawford, Gene Tierney, Grace Kelly, Elaine Stritch, Liza Minelli, Eudora Welty and Joan Didion
• A look at the East Side women’s club that Eleanor Roosevelt turned into a foreign policy nexus
• The Black feminist activists who founded an East Side women’s club in 1897, stewarded one of the city’s largest collections of Black history, and went on the lead the NAACP

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About Lucie
Lucie Levine is a writer, historian and urbanist. She founded the historical tour and event company Archive on Parade, and has offered tours, lectures and courses on New York City history in collaboration with The New York City Department of Transportation, Vassar College, NYU, CUNY, The New School, The Municipal Art Society and the New York Public Library, among others. She has published widely on New York City history at outlets including The Gotham Center for New York City History Blog, Jstor Daily, and 6sqft, where she was the Contributing History Writer.

Testimonials
"I didn't know these institutions existed! The presenter did an excellent of speaking about these places." -Loretta
"Interesting history facts." -Elsie
"Everything!" -Barbara
"Plenty of information about the sites and the women behind them -- a nice introduction to several aspects of history and a number of remarkable women all at once. Spirited delivery." -Lahring
"I liked the speaker. Lucie Levine is wonderful. She’s always very informative and makes interesting connections." -Margo
"I liked the buildings and stories about these amazing women" -Sahra
"I love that it was inclusive and talked about orgs started by women of color. This is often ignored when discussing feminism and women’s contributions." -Jacqueline
"Lucie did an excellent presentation of “The Historic Women-Only Institutions of the Upper East Side” webinar. The subject was well researched and articulately presented." -Sharon
"Great information and interesting connections" -Sheila
"The historic documentation. The presenter's excellent research!" -Joanne
"New information about sometimes familiar people or places. Related in a pleasant speaking voice." -Kent
"Very informative and well presented" -Leon
"Very interesting. Terrific topic. Speaker was well informed...her visuals were excellent." -Elizabeth
"The history line was terrific and so full of information I knew nothing about." -Pamela
"Lucie Levine is so fun to listen to. Excellent presenter. She has a mind like an encyclopedia on her topics, great photos, and it seems to enjoy sharing her subject. She sparks interest no matter what her topic is just by listening to enthusiastic Lucie." -Sharon
"Lucie is terrific! Knows her stuff. Knows how to ask questions and make it interesting to sustain interest all along. Very personable. Has an intuitive sense of how to make things interesting... respects audience intelligence. I look forward to taking more "tours" with her." -Jacquelyn
"The instructor’s style - knowledgeable, yet informal. A lot of the information was new to me. For example, I didn’t know that many of these clubs had a social action component." -Elizabeth V.
"Great info and history! Always great webinars with Lucy! She is full of great info!!" -Alba
"Photographs, map, historical information." -Pamela
"Lucie knows her stuff, and clearly has a passion for history!" -Trish

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