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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. Together with Linda Bubon, they opened the store in 1979.

She served on the board of directors of the American Booksellers Association for six years and served as President. 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.

In 2014, the store was sold to two staff members.

Awards and honors

Christophersen was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 1992. In April 2004, Chicago Sun-Times named her one of the 100 most powerful women in Chicago.

References

1. Hageman, William (October 7, 2011). "Remarkable Person: Linda Bubon & Ann Christophersen". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. "Linda Bubon". Chicago Gay History. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
3. "Former ABA President Ann Christophersen on Serving on the ABA Board of Directors". American Booksellers Association. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. ^ Weissmann, Dan (June 3, 2004). "Breaking the Chains". Reader. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. "Women & Children First Sold to Two Staff Members". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
6. "ANN CHRISTOPHERSEN". The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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