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Broad Vocabulary

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About Me

Located at 2241 S. KK Ave. in Bay View

Open Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 11-5

WWW.BROADVOCABULARY.COM

We are Milwaukee's feminist & radical booksellers. We are near the corner of KK and Lincoln in Bayview (Milwaukee, WI). Broad Vocabulary is run by amazing, wonderful volunteers. Our store sells feminist fiction and non-fiction, cultural history, queer studies, media studies, art, general politics, zines, music, gifts and whatever else you'd like. We feel that Milwaukee has an amazing feminist scene,and is ready for a community space. So here we are;here just for you! While our space is small and cozy, there is plenty of room for community meetings, workshops, signings, bookclubs, and lectures. If you have any ideas and events that you would like to plan/host please contact us at 414-744-8384. Our store hours are Mon.-Sat. from 10am-8pm and Sun from 11am-5pm.

Need books for your school or workplace? We can help you choose books for your classroom, business, or organization library on just about any topic. Or, if you already have books picked out, we can get them for you!


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My Interests

books. dvds. cds. gifts. magazines. zines. cards. shirts. magnets. stickers. free events. book clubs. feminist knitting circles. debates and lectures. gallery space. authors reading. workshops. anti-racist/anti-sexist children's literature. community building. community education.

I'd like to meet:

Milwaukee readers, rabble-rousers, renegades, and radicals.

Music:

Le Tigre, Missy Elliot, X, the Gossip, Madonna, Bratmobile, Def Harmonic, Bikini Kill, Salt-n-Pepa, Cibo Matto, Heart...

Movies:

New (to us) DVDs in:

*Life & Debt*

*Libertarias*

*This Is What Democracy Looks Like*

Television:

Fuck TV! Read more books!

Books:

NEW RELEASES:

Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution edited by Alix Olson

It's So You: 35 Women Write About Personal Expression Through Fashion and Style edited by Michelle Tea

Racism Explained to My Daughter by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Learning to Love You More by Miranda July

I Am America (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

. ..and many more!

Heroes:

We love sandwiches.

My Blog

Broad takes down the robber!

Just in case you didn't read about it in the paper, Amy D saw a man across the street who was looking way too much like the man who robbed Broad Vocabulary and who was also looking like he was about t...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:08:00 PST

Broad Vocabulary Robbery

Broad Vocabulary Robbery Because Broad Vocabulary strongly values open discussions regarding community incidences, we feel that it is important to keep you all informed of major events that happen a...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:47:00 PST

Now that youve read that were for sale, you may be wondering...

Now that you've read that we're for sale, you may be wondering...Okay, so why are you really selling?Before we opened Broad Vocabulary, we saw that Milwaukee lacked a public space for feminist, progre...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Wed, 30 May 2007 08:13:00 PST

Broad Vocabulary: Milwaukee's Feminist & Radical Bookstore is for Sale

Broad Vocabulary: Milwaukee's Feminist & Radical Bookstore is for SaleHello Devoted Friends and Patrons of Broad Vocabulary,Broad Vocabulary has some BIG news. As you know, Broad Vocabulary has ...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:38:00 PST

Thank you! You are the best!

Hey Milwaukee-Thank you so much for coming out last night and celebrating our 2nd anniversary! We had so much fun singing, drinking coldbeer and giving out raffle prizes. We have so many people to tha...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Fri, 11 May 2007 09:30:00 PST

May '07 Newsletter

Hi Friends! How nice to write to you on this fine spring day. May is packed with events at ye olde feminist bookstore. Pump up those bike tires you've been letting go over the winter and ride on over ...
Posted by Broad Vocabulary on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:22:00 PST