The path that history takes is dynamic, constantly shifting in response to the decisions and actions, both large and small, that people make every day. The men and women featured in this exhibition did not set out to make history. They set out to make a change - to make a difference - in society. They could not have known at the time what their actions would set into motion or how they would change the course of history in New York State.
Like the trailblazers of our past, the inauguration of the first woman elected to serve as Governor of the State of New York, shifts the path of history and sets into motion endless possibilities for the future. History has to start somewhere. So why not here and why not now with all of us?
