Wiawaka Holiday House
Wiawaka is a holiday house for women. It has lake front property on Lake George, New York. It is one of the few remaining fully operational vacation/retreat centers which arose out of the women’s rights movement in the early part of the twentieth century. Originally founded in 1903 by Mary Wiltsie Fuller, Wiawaka provided “affordable vacations” for female textile workers from Troy, New York who lacked the economic means to find respite anywhere else.
Today, women of all socio-economic backgrounds and from all over North America are able to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of Wiawaka since it operates as a nonprofit corporation in order to continue the tradition of “affordable vacations” for all women.
Read more about Wiawaka Holiday House: Early History of The Property, "The Great Spirit of Woman" Over The Years, Wiawaka Today, A National Historic Place and Wiawaka's Importance, Gallery
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