The Window Shop (1939–1972) was a store located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, created by a small group of women wanting to help immigrants fleeing Europe.
[1][2] In 1939, four women opened the Window Shop at 37 Church Street with a combined sum of 65 dollars to aid immigrants fleeing German-occupied Europe who needed jobs, housing, and English education.
The Shop was also concerned with working conditions, wages, and providing benefits not required by law, which made it a progressive employer for the time.
[1] In 1987, The Window Shop Inc., Scholarship Fund dissolved, with board members deciding that it outlived its usefulness and deeming that other Cambridge institutions could carry out their work.
[1] Other funds were given to former employees, some were designated for the processing of their archival materials at the Schlesinger Library, and some for a future history written on The Window Shop.