Womencrafts, Iconic Provincetown Business, Seeking Funds to Survive
advocate.comCape Cod Times reports. Kathryn Livelli, a former Womencrafts owner who owns the building, wants to sell the property. If Womencrafts doesn’t come up with the down payment by August 1, Livelli plans to put it on the market with an asking price of $700,000.The store sells books, art, music, jewelry, and other items created by women.
It has been in business for 46 years.“Womencrafts is a landmark in Provincetown,” local gallery owner Carolyn Kramer told the Cape Cod Times. “It's as much a landmark as the history of the Pilgrims landing here.
It’s the first queer, feminist, lesbian-owned bookstore. It’s been part of the soul and fabric of Provincetown.” Paintings by Kramer’s wife, Jo Hay, are displayed at Womencrafts.Axelson has set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the down payment.
As of Monday, it has raised $162,000 of the $200,000 goal.“As hard as it is to ask for help, it gave me an outreach to a global community,” she told the paper.
