A Child Grows in Brooklyn / See Etsy’s Offline Version in Brooklyn Heights: The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange
If you spend hours perusing Etsy like I do, then you must visit its offline version in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange is the great grandmother to Etsy. Started in 1854 as a place where women could sell their handcrafts, this Brooklyn institution paved the way for women to earn income without having to work in a factory or dangerous environment. Today, it has grown into a fabulous storefront where you can peruse hundreds of different crafters’ work, (men and women), from all over the United States...