Women & Children First

Women & Children First is an independent bookstore located at 5233 North Clark Street in the neighborhood in . 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.
womenandchildrenfirst.com
+1 773 769 9299
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Monday: midnight—6:00 PM
  • Type: Bookstore
  • Description: Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Address: 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Andersonville Park and Thorek Memorial Hospital Andersonville.

Park
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Hospital
, formerly Methodist Hospital of Chicago, is a 145-bed located in 's and neighborhoods. It is part of the Thorek Memorial Hospital health system. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Women & Children First.

Photo: Amerique, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, officially the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, was an early American motion picture studio. The studio was founded in by George Kirke Spoor and Gilbert M. is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Women & Children First.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andersonville and Lakewood Balmoral Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the community area of , . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1999.

Suburb
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is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States, located on the North Side of Chicago. It is 6 miles north of .

Women & Children First

Latitude
41.97724° or 41° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.66824° or 87° 40′ 6″ west
Inception
1979
Open location code
86HJX8GJ+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8034608679
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­retail
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­books
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q96415475
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Women & Children First” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উইমেন অ্যান্ড চিলড্রেন ফার্স্ট”
  • Marathi: “वुमेन ॲंड चिल्ड्रेन फर्स्ट (पुस्तकांचे दुकान)”
  • Marathi: “वुमेन ॲंड चिल्ड्रेन फर्स्ट”
  • Telugu: “ఉమెన్ & చిల్డ్రన్ ఫస్ట్ (పుస్తక దుకాణం)”
  • Telugu: “ఉమెన్ & చిల్డ్రన్ ఫస్ట్”

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