Jenny is joined by guest host Brian Gottlock for a special chat with Kathie Bennewitz, Executive Director of Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center in Nyack, NY, about how growing up with the light reflecting off the Hudson River shaped Hopper’s art, how strong women shaped Hopper’s life, and how he didn’t make it big until age 40. Kathie also gave us a ton of wonderful recommendations to explore more Hopper beyond the house and dig deeper into art history in the Hudson Valley. Head over to ⁠valleygirlspodcast.com⁠ for the episode page and a blog post for all the info and resources! And don't miss their amazing current exhibition, "Portal: The Window in American Photography" open through April 27th!

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Jenny wraps up our celebration of Women’s History Month joined by a very special guest co-host, Kingston’s own challah-baking good-time girl Ellen Leifer, for a conversation with Rabbi Sivan Rotholz about the importance of seeing yourself mirrored back to you in spaces of worship and learning; the most bad-ass women you’ve never heard of in Biblical history (and how they were demonized - sometimes literally - for not being compliant); how centering the experiences of women isn’t just for women; and what everyone can learn from Judaism about the importance of community-building and resilience to combat the epidemic of loneliness.

Want to hear more from Rabbi Sivan? Check out our Hudson Valley Holiday Story Hour episode; skip to 20:36 for the story of Judith, the Hanukkah Heroine. (Spoiler alert: it’s possible latkes weren’t originally potato-based but actually made of cheese; “a medieval pancake version of mozzarella sticks.”)

Save the Date! ⁠The Hudson Valley Food and Wine Festival⁠ ticket PRESALE is coming up April 1st & 2nd! Check out ⁠our January interview with Debbie Gioquindo⁠, the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess, for more on the festival!

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The Valley Girls had the pleasure and honor to chat with historian and writer Holley Snaith about the enduring legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt, visiting Val-Kill, Holley’s photo restoration project at Val-Kill, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Marian Anderson’s legendary Lincoln Memorial concert, the Eleanor Roosevelt School, and how FDR mixed his martinis.

Save the Date! The Hudson Valley Food and Wine Festival ticket PRESALE is coming up April 1st & 2nd! Check out our January interview with Debbie Gioquindo, the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess, for more on the festival!

Thanks for listening! To help support the Valley Girls, please follow our podcast from our show page, leave a rating and review, and please spread the word and share our podcast with others. We really appreciate your support!

To stay up to date and for more content you can find us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠valleygirlspodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/ValleyGirlsPodNY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/@ValleyGirlsPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and also check out the Newsletter and Pod Squad tab on our website to sign up for our e-mail newsletter and join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠so you never miss a thing! All links can also be found in our Instagram bio.

Episode music by Robert Burke Warren entitled Painting a Vast Blue Sky can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠robertburkewarren.bandcamp.com/track/painting-a-vast-blue-sky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.