A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One's Own is an independent bookstore located at 2717 Atwood Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin. The store was founded in 1975 as a feminist bookstore and was named after Virginia Woolf's 1929 essay of the same name.Photo: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday noon—6:00 PM
- Type: Bookstore
- Description: independent bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Also known as: “A Room of One’s Own (bookstore)” and “Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore”
- Address: 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elmside Circle Park and Barrymore Theatre.
Barrymore Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barrymore Theatre is a 971-capacity live music venue on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. Originally built as the Eastwood Theater in 1929, the Barrymore was founded by Richard "Sich" Slone and Tom Peterson in 1987 in an attempt to revive Madison's declining Schenk-Atwood neighborhood. Barrymore Theatre is situated 2,100 feet west of A Room of One’s Own.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Garden
Photo: Chief-O, Public domain.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre outdoor botanical garden and 10,000-square-foot conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 1952 and named for its founder, Michael Olbrich, the gardens are owned and operated jointly by the City of Madison Parks and the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society. Olbrich Botanical Gardens is situated 2,500 feet east of A Room of One’s Own.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maple Bluff and Monona.
Maple Bluff
Village
Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 2 miles northwest of A Room of One’s Own.
Monona
Village
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.
Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. Monona is situated 2 miles south of A Room of One’s Own.
Burke
Hamlet
Burke is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,265 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Burke and Seminary Springs are in the town. Burke is situated 4½ miles northeast of A Room of One’s Own.
A Room of One’s Own
- Categories: independent bookstore, LGBTQ+ bookshop, building, shop, and retail building
- Location: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.09365° or 43° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-89.34422° or 89° 20′ 39″ westOpen location code
86MG3MV4+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 678050427OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap feature
shop=booksWikidata ID
Q97156236
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In Other Languages
“A Room of One’s Own” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “এ রুম অফ ওয়ান’স ওন”
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