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| + | '''Bluestockings Books''' is a bookstore, fair trade cafe, and [[activist]] center located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY. The store is run by over 40 people who volunteer their time on a weekly basis. Bluestockings currently has over 4,000 titles. In addition to books, the store carries [[zine]]s, DVDs, menstrual products, calendars, journals, posters, patches, pins, and Zapatista products.<BR><BR> | ||
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| + | Bluestockings hosts events almost every night. Events include political speakers, book tours, slideshow presentations, open mic nights, and much more! Several clubs meet there as well. Clubs include the feminist book club, the radical teachers' book club, and the dyke knitting circle.<BR><BR> | ||
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| + | The store opened in 1999 as a feminist bookstore and shortly after was bought by new owners and reopened as a radical bookstore. In 2005, the store was renovated and its space was expanded. Since 2021, Bluestockings has been worker-owned. | ||
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| + | ==Zine Reading Extravaganza== | ||
| + | About four times a year, the store hosts a [[Bluestockings Zine Reading Extravaganza]]. The last reading took place on March 25, 2007, and featured 10 different zinesters. The next reading is scheduled to take place in June. | ||
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
| − | Bluestockings Books | + | Bluestockings Books<BR> |
172 Allen Street<br> | 172 Allen Street<br> | ||
| − | New York< | + | New York, NY 10002, USA<BR><BR> |
| − | + | Zines: zines AT bluestockings.com<BR> | |
| − | + | General: info AT bluestockings.com<BR> | |
== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
*[http://www.bluestockings.com Bluestocking Books] | *[http://www.bluestockings.com Bluestocking Books] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 18 June 2023
Bluestockings Books is a bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY. The store is run by over 40 people who volunteer their time on a weekly basis. Bluestockings currently has over 4,000 titles. In addition to books, the store carries zines, DVDs, menstrual products, calendars, journals, posters, patches, pins, and Zapatista products.
Bluestockings hosts events almost every night. Events include political speakers, book tours, slideshow presentations, open mic nights, and much more! Several clubs meet there as well. Clubs include the feminist book club, the radical teachers' book club, and the dyke knitting circle.
The store opened in 1999 as a feminist bookstore and shortly after was bought by new owners and reopened as a radical bookstore. In 2005, the store was renovated and its space was expanded. Since 2021, Bluestockings has been worker-owned.
Zine Reading Extravaganza
About four times a year, the store hosts a Bluestockings Zine Reading Extravaganza. The last reading took place on March 25, 2007, and featured 10 different zinesters. The next reading is scheduled to take place in June.
Contact
Bluestockings Books
172 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002, USA
Zines: zines AT bluestockings.com
General: info AT bluestockings.com
