AOII was founded at the Barnard College library in 1897 by 4 incredible women. Every year, all the AOIIs in Manhattan get together to celebrate Founder's Day at the beginning of the new year. I was VERY excited to be able to join this outing and see where AOII was founded.
The day started off with the famous New York brunch. We enjoyed ours at the Arte Cafe on West 76th street. There are many cute cafes all over the city that offer excellent brunch menus accompanied by unlimited mimosas and champagne. Ours was no let-down. I enjoyed a HUGE waffle and was able to network with fellow AOII New Yorkers. They even let me read a portion of the Founder's Day message.
After a wonderful brunch, we rode the subway up to 116th street to Barnard College only to find that THE LIBRARY HAD BEEN TORN DOWN!! But we took a picture at the entrance anyway.
Even though the library wasn't there, it was still a magical day for me knowing that the AOII founders had walked on the same sidewalks I walked on!
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