History of the Barbizon Hotel

A woman walks through the lobby of the Barbizon Hotel for Women at 140 East 63rd Street in New York, Oct. 15, 1981.

A new book tells the history of the Barbizon Hotel, a New York City residential hotel for women that served as a home for many local greats from Sylvia Plath, to Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Liza Minnelli, and many more. Author Paulina Bren joins us to discuss her book, The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free, and take calls from listeners who stayed or lived at the Barbizon.