Feminist Press
The Feminist Press at CUNY is an American independent nonprofit literary publisher of the City University of New York, based in New York City. It primarily publishes feminist literature that promotes freedom of expression and social justice.
| Parent company | City University of New York |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Florence Howe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | B. Altman and Company Building New York City |
| Distribution | Consortium Book Sales & Distribution (US) Turnaround Publisher Services (UK) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | feministpress |
The press publishes writing by people who share an activist spirit and a belief in choice and equality. Founded in 1970 to challenge sexual stereotypes in books, schools and libraries, the press began by rescuing “lost” works by writers such as Zora Neale Hurston, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Rebecca Harding Davis, and established its publishing program with books by American writers of diverse racial and class backgrounds. Since then it has also been bringing works from around the world to North American readers. The Feminist Press is the longest surviving women's publishing house in the world.