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Woman and Children First

By sarahbastidas

  • Women and Children First Open

    Women and Children First Open
    Women and Children start out as a small storefront. Their grand opening is November 10th, 1979.

  • Moved from Lincoln Park

    Moved from Lincoln Park
    Women and Children First moved from Lincoln Park to Andersonville, Chicago (their current location).

  • Hilary Clinton Book Signing

    Hilary Clinton Book Signing
    Hilary Clinton has a book signing at Women and Children First.

  • Women's Voices Fund

    Women's Voices Fund
    The Women's Voices Fund is established in November, 2005 with its purpose of tensuring that women's voices, and women writers, are still heard at events and included in the intellectual and political life in Chicago. There is a strong focus on women's work, lives, and ideas.
    http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/womens-voices-fund

  • Ownership Change

    Ownership Change
    Lynn Mooney and Sarah Hollenbach, colleagues of Linda Bubon and Ann Christopherson (the old owners), purchase Women and Children First.

  • Honrary Street Designation

    Honrary Street Designation
    Womenand Children First get an honrary street named after them, Women and Children First

  • Closed for Renovations

    Closed for Renovations
    Women and Children First closes for renovations that will include event spaces, community areas, and original artwork on the walls, until February 1st, 2015.