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The term bluestocking, once an 18th century diatribe used to describe women of a scholarly inclination, and, in more recent times, a certain brand of wellread, hip millennial, also refers to a sma. Dear friends and neighbors, after careful consideration of the community health crisis we are experiencing, we have decided to close two of our locations, book culture lic and book culture on broadway at 114th. Find bluestockings in new york with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Bluestockings opened as a feminist bookstore on the lower east side in june 1999.
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