Chicagoland
Cook
Chicago

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.
Tap on a place
to explore it
womenandchildrenfirst.com
+1 773 769 9299
Wikipedia
Photo: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • 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 Thorek Memorial Hospital Andersonville and Andersonville Commercial Historic District.

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.

Commercial area
Photo: Zagalejo, Public domain.
The is a historic district in , . It runs from 4800 North Clark Street to 5800 North Clark Street in the city's and neighborhoods. is situated 1,200 feet north of Women & Children First.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Ita's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the neighborhood of . The church building was designed by Henry J. Schlacks in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in 1927. It is located at 5500 North Broadway. is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Women & Children First.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andersonville and Lakewood Balmoral Historic District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Asehn, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Alanscottwalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lakefront community area on the North Side of the city of , Illinois, 6 miles north of . The most recently established of the city's 77 official community areas, is bounded by Foster Avenue on the south, Devon Avenue on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and on the east.

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
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Women & Children First from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Women & Children First”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chicago Filmmakers and Cheetah Gym.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Five Elements Home and Cassona.

Chicago: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Loop, Near North, O’Hare International Airport, and Hyde Park.

Curious Bookstores to Discover

Uncover intriguing bookstores from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Women & Children First”. Photo: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0.