Toronto Women's Bookstore

[4][5] The bookstore was nearly destroyed on July 29, 1983,[6] in an accidental firebombing which was actually intended to attack the neighbouring abortion clinic of Henry Morgentaler.

[7] The loss of merchandise, combined with a slow insurance settlement and delays in reopening put significant strain on the bookstore's finances.

A Fire Sale, where the bookstore sold off merchandise damaged in the fire to supporters of its cause, provided enough capital for the bookstore to re-open at a new location, 73 Harbord St.[4] An employee of the store at the time of its firebombing, Janine Fuller, later moved to Vancouver, where she became manager of Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium and attained prominence as one of Canada's most influential anti-censorship activists in the store's ongoing battles against Canada Customs.

[5] The store also increased its emphasis on books aimed at visible minority women, with separate sections titled "African-Canadian," "Caribbean," "South Asian" "First Nations," "Latina," and "Arab.

[4] The rise in sale of eBooks, online book retailers, and the 2008–2012 global recession lead to the closure of the bookstore, planned for 30 November 2012.