The Barbizon - The New York Hotel That Set Women Free

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''Captivating . . . a brilliant many-layered social history of women''s ambition'' Observer

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''Deeply researched history, leavened with gossip''TLS

WELCOME TO THE BARBIZON, NEW YORK''S PREMIER WOMEN-ONLY HOTEL

Built in 1927 as a home for the ''Modern Woman'' seeking a career in the arts, the Barbizon became the place to stay for ambitious, independent women, who were lured by the promise of fame and good fortune. Sylvia Plath fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and over the years, its 688 tiny floral ''highly feminine boudoirs'' also housed Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly (notorious for sneaking in men), Joan Didion, Candice Bergen, Charlie''s Angel Jaclyn Smith, Ali MacGraw, Cybi