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Ethelda Bleibtrey | She Inspires
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Learn about Ethelda Bleibtrey, the first woman ever to win three Olympic gold medals.
Read MoreGrace Hudowalski | She Inspires
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Grace Hudowalski was the first woman to hike the 46 peaks of the Adirondacks and was a pioneer in the creation of the ADK Forty-Sixers club.
Read MoreElizabeth Freeman (Mumbet)| She Inspires
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Learn about Elizabeth Freeman (Mumbet), a slave in western Massachusetts until she sued for freedom and won.
Read MoreAlbany's underbelly during Prohibition makes great fodder for William Kennedy
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There was Swifty Mead's, Big Charlie's in the South End, Mullen's, O'Malley's, and The Kenmore, with dancing in the Rainbow Room. These are just some of the speakeasies that were used during the days of Prohibition in New York State’s capital.
Read MoreEdna St. Vincent Millay | She Inspires
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A major figure in 20th century American literature, Jazz Age poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was only nineteen years old when she published 'Renaissance,' the poem that launched her career.
Read MoreAlice Morgan Wright | She Inspires
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Modernist sculptor Alice Morgan Wright was a suffragist and animal welfare advocate.
Read MoreFree Preview Screening | The Farthest: Voyager in Space
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A free preview screening Friday, August 18 from 7pm-9pm.
Read MoreEmma Willard | She Inspires
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Learn about Emma Willard, founder of the first higher education school for women in the US.
Read MoreDid Jack Nicholson’s ‘Knead’ for Bread from Schenectady Begin in 1980s While Filming William Kennedy’s ‘Ironweed’?
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Have you heard the story of Jack Nicholson and his love for Perreca’s bread? The story of how he loves it so much that he has it shipped to his home in California from the Schenectady Bakery?
Read MoreWMHT Announces Premiere of Documentary on Albany Author William Kennedy
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New documentary on award-winning author and Albany native, William Kennedy, to premiere June 26, 2017 at 9pm on WMHT-TV.
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