tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52767802686085770632011-07-30T07:17:14.263-07:00Brooklyn Women's Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934379351769215255noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276780268608577063.post-50430109371281763852008-09-08T02:59:00.000-07:002010-01-08T22:28:50.745-08:00<span style="font-size:100%;">The Brooklyn Women's Exchange is the oldest continuously-operating Exchange among the 25 remaining members of the <a href="http://wefed.blogspot.com/">Federation of Women's Exchanges</a> in America.<br /><br />The Women of the Exchange made "warm garments" for our soldiers in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War One.<br /><br />During the Civil War, the Abolitionist preacher of Plymouth Church, the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, bought from the Exchange "coarse garments" to be distributed by benevolent societies to the poor.<br /><br />Following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the ladies of the Exchange made by hand a commemorative flag which is now part of the collection of the Brooklyn Historical Society.<br /><br />We are a non-profit organization staffed by more than 30 member volunteers and one paid store manager. New volunteers are welcome. Please <a href="mailto:mamonsor@aol.com">email us</a> if you would like more information about becoming a volunteer.<br /><br />The Brooklyn Women's Exchange continually accepts new <a href="http://bwecrafters.blogspot.com/">consignors</a> after committee inspection for quality and appropriateness for our Brooklyn shop.<br /><br /><a href="mailto:bwe@brooklyn-womens-exchange.org">bwe@brooklyn-womens-exchange.org</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5276780268608577063-5043010937128176385?l=bwehistory.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brooklyn Women's Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934379351769215255noreply@blogger.com0