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NBC News her ambition to open the store came from her passion for reading, especially female authors. Even when I was younger, we re reading Beowulf (in class but) I m reading Alice Walker, Cook said. I used to sneak and read Alice Walker because I was told I was too young and the content was raw for my age, but I was always on the prowl for stories that I felt resonated with me and felt like my stories. The mission of Harriet s Bookshop is to put a spotlight on influential female figures and modern-day visionaries and artists. As much of great American literature is dominated by white voices and male authors, Cook wants to interject some more diverse talent into the canon. ....
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Bookstore named after Harriet Tubman celebrates women authors, artists and activists TODAY 1 hr ago Ruth Etiesit Samuel Before Jeannine A. Cook was the owner and curator of Harriett s Bookshop, she was a voracious reader. Cook was the little girl who read the Bible with her sister by candlelight, the student who stealthily flipped through banned classics, such as The Color Purple, and most importantly, the daughter of a former librarian. Growing up in my household, one thing that I think made us really appreciative of books and the ability to read is that my mom started to go blind when we were little, then went completely blind when we were about 10, Cook told TODAY by phone. My mom was in school and as she was losing her eyesight, she slowly had us start to read to her and write for her. ....
Fishtown book shop drops off 100 books to St. Christopher s Hospital for Children WPVI Share: PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) The Reach Out and Read program at St. Christopher s Hospital for Children is celebrating 20 years of providing patients with brand new books at their visits. On Monday a special book shop in Fishtown joined that effort, dropping off 100 books in the spirit of a Black female pioneer. Harriet Tubman never learned to read or write, and that is why Jeannine A. Cook, the shopkeeper at Harriett s Bookshop has a mission of making sure as many children as possible have that opportunity. Through generous donations, she brought the first batch of 100 books for the patients at St. Christopher s. ....