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between the founders. In 1978, Carol Seajay and Paula Wallace broke up, with Wallace moving away. The bookstore was moved to a new location at 1009 Valencia Street after the breakup, and Seajay restructured it to run as a
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as a result of financial difficulties. In August 1993, Old Wives Tales reported additional financial trouble, with the collective seeking $ 25,000 in
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This article is about the feminist bookstore. For other uses, see
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Feminist bookstore in San Francisco, California, United States
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Old Wives Tales at 1009 Valencia Street (photo taken in 1983)
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of San Francisco. It was founded on October 31, 1976, by
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Old Wives Tales

Carol Seajay
Feminist bookstore
Valencia Street
Mission Dolores, San Francisco
feminist bookstore
Mission Dolores neighborhood
Carol Seajay
lesbian couple
Valencia Street
San Francisco Feminist Federal Credit Union
partnership
worker cooperative
incorporated
nonprofit
floor space
loans
"Old Wives Tales bookstore at 1009 Valencia Street - 1983 - Max Kirkeberg Collection"
San Francisco State University



"Carol Seajay, Old Wives Tales and the Feminist Bookstore Network"
"Guide to the Old Wives' Tales Bookstore records, 1976-1995"
Online Archive of California
"Valencia Corridor"
"Old Wives Tales bookstore at 1009 Valencia Street - 1983 - Max Kirkeberg Collection"
San Francisco State University
"Guide to the Old Wives' Tales Bookstore records, 1976-1995"

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