Bloodroot Collective

The Bloodroot Collective grew out of a women's cooperative exchange hosted by Selma Miriam in her Westport, Connecticut, home between 1975 and 1976. The collective opened Bloodroot, vegetarian restaurant and feminist bookstore, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in March, 1977. In the 1970s and 1980s the restaurant was a hub for feminists and lesbians. It hosted many notable feminist performers and writers. From 1980 to 2007, the Bloodroot Collective published The Political Palate cookbook series under its own presses, Sanguinaria and Anomaly. The two remaining members of the collective are Selma Miriam and Noel Furie. Miriam, born Selma Miriam Davidson, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1934. In the late 1970s, Miriam divorced, came out as a lesbian, and decided to operate Bloodroot full-time as a feminist work collective. She has co-owned Bloodroot since 1977 and is a cook, fiber worker, gardener, and writer. Furie, born Noel Seymour, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1944. She joined the collective as a full-time member in 1978 and later adopted the surname Furie. Furie is a community activist, cook, gardener, and photographer.

From the description of Bloodroot Collective records, 1957-2010 (inclusive), 1978-2009 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702197655

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