Women & Children First (bookstore)

Women & Children First is an independent bookstore located at 5233 North Clark Street in the Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago. The store was founded in 1979 by Ann Christophersen and Linda Bubon as a feminist bookstore and place to celebrate and support women authors and members of the Chicago community. Women & Children First specializes in books by and about women, children's books, and LGBT literature.

Women & Children First is one of the largest feminist bookstores in the United States, with about 30,000 books in stock.

Books are "curated with an inclusive and queer-minded lens" and the store is "known for its diversity and queer-friendliness." One of the goals of the bookstore is to "support the work of women in books and in community". Women & Children First carries not only important feminist literary works, but also focuses on works related to other political and progressive movements, with a particularly strong selection of books by and about the LGBT community. Children's books make up twenty percent of the store's sales; other popular categories are cookbooks, art books, education, and parenting.

Author readings and signings are frequent events, as are events for children such as drag queen story time. Notable speakers at the store have included former president Jimmy Carter, Gloria Steinem, Margaret Atwood, Alice Walker, Studs Terkel, and other activists and literary figures. Since a renovation in 2015, which provided additional event space, more community-oriented activities have taken place there, including writing workshops, support groups, and social activities for local community groups.

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