The History Project invites the public to attend a panel and discussion on the history and future of LGBTQ+ woman-owned and operated bookstores and publishers in the Boston area. Panelists include Kimm Topping (LGBTQ+ historian, writer, educator, and community organizer), Christina Pascucci Ciampa (founder and owner of All She Wrote Books), Cierra Michele Peters, and Arielle Gray (cofounders of Print Ain't Dead). The History Project's Executive Director Joan Ilacqua will serve as moderator.

Panelists will contextualize the history of queer women in publishing and the creation of book stores as community spaces for queer women to gather and organize. This free public panel and discussion will take place via Zoom. We invite the community to participate in our open discussion.

RSVP on Eventbrite, link to the Zoom will be sent out the day of the event. Email info@historyproject.org with any questions. For security purposes, Zoom meetings require an authenticated Zoom account, so please be sure to register with Zoom prior to the event.

This free and open to the public event is supported in part by Mass Humanities. Any donations made support The History Project's mission to document, preserve, and share LGBTQ history. Thank you for your support!

About the Panelists

Christina Pascucci Ciampa is the founder/owner of All She Wrote Books.

Arielle Gray is a Boston-based multimedia journalist who uses journalism and graphic art to tell the stories of underserved voices. She is the co-founder of PRINT AIN'T DEAD, a bookstore and publishing platform focused on literary and textbased artifacts produced by black, brown and indigenous artists

Kimm Topping, Ed.M. (they/them/theirs) is an educator and writer with experience in non-profit management, fundraising, and communications. Kimm’s work values youth voice & leadership, anti-racism, anti-oppression, and trauma-informed education. Learn more about Kimm's work and their upcoming book GENERATION QUEER at their website.

Cierra Michele Peters is a Boston-based artist whose practice includes video, sound and durational performance. She works as an artist, dj, and organizer with projects that attempt to examine visual, spatial and sensory representations of blackness. She is the co-founder of PRINT AIN'T DEAD.