The St. Louis Woman's Exchange: 130 Years of the Gentle Art of Survival
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The St. Louis Woman's Exchange: 130 Years of the Gentle Art of Survival

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The St. Louis Woman's Exchange: 130 Years of the Gentle Art of Survival

About this book

On the surface, the Woman's Exchange of St. Louis is an exquisite gift shop with an adjacent tearoom--beloved, always packed, the chatter light and feminine, the salads and pies perfect. But the volunteers who run the Woman's Exchange have had enough grit to keep the place going through two world wars, a Great Depression, several recessions, the end of fine craftsmanship and the start of a new DIY movement. The "decayed gentlewomen" they set out to help in 1883 are now refugees from Afghanistan, battered wives and mothers of sons paralyzed in Iraq. Sample the radical changes they have made over the years, as well as the institutions they wisely left alone, like the iconic cherry dress that has charmed generations of women and mothers, including Jacqueline Kennedy and Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Stitched in Secret: 1832–1899
  10. 2. Hand in Glove: 1900–1929
  11. 3. Binding the Edges: 1930–1949
  12. 4. Eye of the Needle: 1950–1969
  13. 5. Classic Wins: 1970–1989
  14. 6. Cherry Picking: 1990–present
  15. Conclusion. The Art of Preservation
  16. Appendix A. Consignors
  17. Appendix B. Staff
  18. Bibliography
  19. About the Author