With its neatly arranged tables and shelves laden with books written by women, Greta Livraria’s small space masks its big ambitions. Since opening earlier this year, the bookstore in Lisbon has dedicated its space entirely to promoting a group that has, for the most part, been overlooked and undervalued by society: female authors.
It is a “form of historical reparation”, said Lorena Travassos, the store’s founder, one that aims to “counter the longstanding disparities in sales and publications faced by women.”
