Wiawaka is the only remaining operational retreat center which arose out of the women's rights movement of the early twentieth century. Mary Fuller established Wiawaka in 1903 as an affordable respite for women immigrants working in the shirt-collar factories and laundries of her native Troy and Cohoes, NY.
Wiawaka is a 501C3 nonprofit organization and continues as a summer retreat for all women over 18 years of age. We offer affordable vacations on a sliding scale and enrichment programs which focus on health and wellness, self expression and life skills.
