Hynes, H.Patricia

In December 1974, H. Patricia Hynes was a co-founder, with Gill (Gillian) Gane, of Bread & Roses: The Women's Restaurant, located at 134 Hampshire Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The only feminist restaurant in the Boston area at the time, it offered a place "for women and their friends," and served as a venue for weekly speakers, performers, and art exhibits. In addition, the restaurant was part of a nexus of nearby feminist institutions, including the Feminist Health Center, New Words Bookstore, and the Women's Credit Union, providing a meeting space for many women's groups. It also sponsored women's softball teams, contributed meals to a local women's shelter, and regularly contributed small grants to other groups. In 1978, the restaurant was sold to three women who re-opened it under the name Amaranth.

From the description of Papers of H. Patricia Hynes, 1974-1978 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 430656466