Ann Christophersen | |
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Known for | Co-founder of Women & Children First bookstore |
Ann Christophersen is one of the founders of Chicago’s Women & Children First bookstore. As of 2011, it was the largest feminist bookstore in the United States. [1] Together with Linda Bubon, they opened the store in 1979. [2]
She served on the board of directors of the American Booksellers Association for six years and served as President. [3] In 2002, she was elected president. She backed the ABA's attempts to assist small booksellers, including those publishers who had broken antitrust rules, during her time there. [4]
In 2014, the store was sold to two staff members. [5]
Christophersen was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 1992. [6] In April 2004, Chicago Sun-Times named her one of the 100 most powerful women in Chicago. [4]
Ann Christophersen | |
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Known for | Co-founder of Women & Children First bookstore |
Ann Christophersen is one of the founders of Chicago’s Women & Children First bookstore. As of 2011, it was the largest feminist bookstore in the United States. [1] Together with Linda Bubon, they opened the store in 1979. [2]
She served on the board of directors of the American Booksellers Association for six years and served as President. [3] In 2002, she was elected president. She backed the ABA's attempts to assist small booksellers, including those publishers who had broken antitrust rules, during her time there. [4]
In 2014, the store was sold to two staff members. [5]
Christophersen was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 1992. [6] In April 2004, Chicago Sun-Times named her one of the 100 most powerful women in Chicago. [4]