Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant & Bookstore

Archive

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Wanderground Lesbian Archive/Library

Bloodroot: T-Shirt with logo and address
Bloodroot

T-Shirt with logo and address

Name/Title

Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant & Bookstore

Entry/Object ID

EAP-3

Scope and Content

Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant and Bookstore opened in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, CT in March 1977. Founded by a collective of Lesbians under the guidance of Selma Miriam, Bloodroot served as an important gathering place for Lesbians, especially on Wednesday evenings. These are a few reflections of long-time patrons of Bloodroot. Interviews Recorded June 29, 2024, Digital Recorder

Collection

Bloodroot Feminist Vegetarian Restaurant and Bookstore

Category

Interviews and Stories - Collection

Archive Details

Creator

Mev Miller, Wanderground Lesbian Archive Library

Date(s) of Creation

Jun 29, 2024 - Jun 21, 2025

Date(s) Material Assembled

Jun 21, 2025 - Aug 30, 2025

Parts

Count

15

Parts

Summary PDF, Interview Transcript PDF, Three audio clips, 10 mixed media archival items in the Wanderground archives

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria Publishing, Selma Miriam

Related Publications

Publication

The Political Palate, The Perennial Political Palate

Web Links and URLs

Bloodroot Homepage, Audio clip: Barbara Gill - Why Bloodroot was important to her, Audio clip: Kathy Lewis describes the G. Knapp Historical Society (1:13 listen time), Audio clip: Kathy Lewis remembering performance of Maxine Feldman (:51 listen time)

Create Date

June 21, 2025

Update Date

July 29, 2025