This section of the directory includes other feminist projects and spaces which include a wealth of resources for feminist book and history lovers.
National
Feminist Studies Association
The FSA is a UK and Ireland based network promoting feminist research and teaching, and women’s studies nationally and internationally. The Association works to advance women’s, feminist and gender studies as a field of knowledge, and works for the inclusion of feminist teaching, research and knowledge in all fields.
Bath
Persephone Books
Persephone Books is both a publisher and a bookstore, reprinting and selling neglected fiction and non-fiction by early women writers.
8 Edgar Buildings, Bath BA1 2EE
Brighton
The Feminist Bookshop
Latest addition to the already colourful alternative scene in Brighton, also a cafe and events space. The bookshop seeks to support, stock and promote self-identifying female and non-binary writers, creatives and entrepreneurs in all that they do.
48 Upper N St, Brighton BN1 3FH
Edinburgh
Rare Birds Bookshop
Online feminist book club and subscription service. In August 2021 they opened Scotland’s only bookshop dedicated entirely to women’s writing.
13a Raeburn Place Edinburgh EH4 1HU
Lighthouse: Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop
Lighthouse is a queer-owned and woman led independent community bookshop. We are an unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space.
43- 45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9DB
Liverpool
News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop
Liverpool’s not-for-profit radical & community bookshop – established in 1974, and run collectively by a women workers’ co-operative.
96 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4HY
London
Black Feminist Bookshop
A queer-Black-woman-owned project to open a bookshop in London. Watch out for popups, events and collaborations.
East End Women’s Museum
A public history project aiming to record, share, and celebrate women’s stories and voices from east London’s history.
Friends of the Women’s Library
The Friends of The Women’s Library have supported The Women’s Library over more than thirty years, playing a vital role in promoting and ensuring the continued growth and distinctive identity of the Women’s Library.
The Second Shelf bookshop
Stocks rare books by women, manuscripts, rediscovered books and first copies. Based in Soho, London.
14 Smith’s Court, London W1D 7DW
Women’s Museum, Barking
The Women’s Museum is a new space celebrating the stories, heritage and role of women and girls in Barking and Dagenham and beyond. A platform for exhibitions, learning, events and workshops highlighting the achievements of women, the Women’s Museum is a social space for coming together. An inclusive space for people of all identities, abilities and backgrounds – trans and non-binary inclusive – we welcome everyone.
4 – 5 Barking Wharf Square, IG11 7DQ
Vagina Museum
The world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynaecological anatomy, in London.
Arches 275 – 276, Poyser Street, London E2 9RF
Newcastle
Olive’s Book Club
Queer, independent, anti-racist, anti-ableist and feminist book shop and activist space coming to Newcastle Upon Tyne. Currently online, looking for a shop space.
Sheffield
Juno Books
Feminist and queer community bookshop in Chapel Walk in Sheffield, driven by a passion for amplifying marginalised voices, showcasing new work and highlighting independent presses.
24 Chapel Walk, Sheffield, S1 2PD
