Bookstore named after Harriet Tubman celebrates women authors, artists and activists
TODAY
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Ruth Etiesit Samuel
Before Jeannine A. Cook was the owner and curator of Harriett's Bookshop, she was a voracious reader. Cook was the little girl who read the Bible with her sister by candlelight, the student who stealthily flipped through banned classics, such as "The Color Purple," and most importantly, the daughter of a former librarian.
"Growing up in my household, one thing that I think made us really appreciative of books and the ability to read is that my mom started to go blind when we were little, then went completely blind when we were about 10," Cook told TODAY by phone. "My mom was in school and as she was losing her eyesight, she slowly had us start to read to her and write for her."