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Women & Children First Bookstore: A Chicago Destination
by, Alanna Rieser
August 16, 2016

On the north side of Chicago, I discovered Women & Children First, one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country. With an inventory of more than 30,000 books written by and for women, this independent bookstore caters exclusively to women, children, and the LGBTQ community. If you’ve never visited a feminist bookstore, you may have seen one on TV. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein… [Read More]

Filed Under: Andersonville, Chicago, Feminist Bookstore, Lincoln Park, Linda Bubon, Portlandia, Women & Children First, Women's Voices Fund
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