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The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free PAPERBACK 2022 by Paulina Bren

Description: FASTSHIPPING HASSLEFREERETURNS SECUREPAYMENT EXCELLENTSERVICE Description From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the “captivating portrait” (The Wall Street Journal) of New York’s most famous residential hotel—The Barbizon—and the remarkable women who lived there.Welcome to New York’s legendary hotel for women.Liberated from home and hearth by World War I, politically enfranchised and ready to work, women arrived to take their place in the dazzling new skyscrapers of Manhattan. But they did not want to stay in uncomfortable boarding houses. They wanted what men already had—exclusive residential hotels with maid service, workout rooms, and private dining.Built in 1927, at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the Barbizon Hotel was designed as a luxurious safe haven for the “Modern Woman” hoping for a career in the arts. Over time, it became the place to stay for any ambitious young woman hoping for fame and fortune. Sylvia Plath fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and, over the years, it’s almost 700 tiny rooms with matching floral curtains and bedspreads housed, among many others, Titanic survivor Molly Brown; actresses Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali MacGraw, Jaclyn Smith; and writers Joan Didion, Gael Greene, Diane Johnson, Meg Wolitzer. Mademoiselle magazine boarded its summer interns there, as did Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School its students and the Ford Modeling Agency its young models. Before the hotel’s residents were household names, they were young women arriving at the Barbizon with a suitcase and a dream.Not everyone who passed through the Barbizon’s doors was destined for success—for some, it was a story of dashed hopes—but until 1981, when men were finally let in, the Barbizon offered its residents a room of their own and a life without family obligations. It gave women a chance to remake themselves however they pleased; it was the hotel that set them free. No place had existed like it before or has since.“Poignant and intriguing” (The New Republic), The Barbizon weaves together a tale that has, until now, never been told. It is both a vivid portrait of the lives of these young women looking for something more and a “brilliant many-layered social history of women’s ambition and a rapidly changing New York through the 20th century” (The Guardian). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1982123907 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1982123901 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.38 inches SHIPPING Shipping All items fast! The majority of orders are shipped using USPS Priority Mail and UPS Ground if requested. There is an option at checkout to add a Signature of Delivery for extra security & peace of mind. This means you need to sign for your parcel. If you are not home, the courier will take it to your local post office for collection. 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Price: 15.49 USD

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-23T18:15:32.000Z

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The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free PAPERBACK 2022 by Paulina Bren

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Seller

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)

Original Language: English

Unit Quantity: 1

ISBN: 1982123907

Book Title: Barbizon : the Hotel That Set Women Free

Number of Pages: 336 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Item Height: 0.8 in

Publication Year: 2022

Topic: Women, United States / 20th Century, Historical

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History

Item Weight: 9.2 Oz

Item Length: 8.4 in

Author: Paulina Bren

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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