Episode originally aired on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 9:30am on WRCR Radio 1700AM.
To celebrate Women's History Month, we turned our attention to the women of South Mountain Road (Rockland County) who, like their male counterparts, were gifted artists and intellectuals.
HSRC Executive Director Susan Deeks joined Clare Sheridan to discuss some of these notable women and why they deserve a prominent place in the history of American arts and letters. Lita Hornick, Martha Ryther, Lotte Lenya, Eva Zeisel, Bessie Breuer and Mary Mowbray Clarke were discussed.
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During the program, research suggestions were made:
South of the Mountains is the quarterly history journal of the Historical Society that has been published continuously since 1957. It is one of the tangible benefits of membership in the Historical Society of Rockland County.
This entire issue was devoted to Maxwell Anderson and includes excellent articles written by Alan Anderson; Quentin Anderson and an fine piece by Isabell Savell about High Tor and how it became incorporated into the Palisades interstate park system.
South of the Mountains 1996-04, Vol. 40, No. 2
This issue includes an article written by Alan Anderson entitled “The Artists Find South Mountain Road.” Anderson introduces his essay as a “ inkling of how a quiet farming area in lower New York State was invaded by artists right after the end of the Great War.”
Hesper Anderson's "South Mountain Road: A Daughter's Journey of Discovery"
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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that our archived podcasts are available for streaming on the www.RocklandHistory.org website and all of the major podcast platforms, including Apple, Stitcher, Google, and others.
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, starts streaming new episodes on the third Monday of each month at 10am. From October 2010 to May 2025, the program aired after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com.
Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms and at our website.
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.
