Brooklyn Independent TV / January 4, 2010

Not many places can claim a history dating back to the Civil War but the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange is the oldest continuously-operating Exchange in the Nation. Today it is a timeless treasure chest filled with handcrafted items of modern appeal. From Brooklyn Independent Television’s Neighborhood Beat Brooklyn Heights, episode 4.

New York Magazine / Critic’s Pick

Founded more than 150 years ago, Brooklyn Women’s Exchange originally made garments for soldiers who fought in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I. And as any of the thirty-plus volunteers at this consignment shop in the heart of Brooklyn Heights will proudly tell you, it is the oldest continuously operating exchange of the non-profit Federation of Women’s Exchanges in America.
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