The Ladies' Repository
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1028 |
Release | : 1873 |
Genre | : Methodist Episcopal Church |
ISBN | : |
The idea of this women's magazine originated with Samuel Williams, a Cincinnati Methodist, who thought that Christian women needed a magazine less worldly than Godey's Lady's Book and Snowden's Lady's Companion. Written largely by ministers, this exceptionally well-printed little magazine contained well-written essays of a moral character, plenty of poetry, articles on historical and scientific matters, and book reviews. Among western writers were Alice Cary, who contributed over a hundred sketches and poems, her sister Phoebe Cary, Otway Curry, Moncure D. Conway, and Joshua R. Giddings; and New England contributors included Mrs. Lydia Sigourney, Hannah F. Gould, and Julia C.R Dorr. By 1851, each issue published a peice of music and two steel plates, usually landscapes or portraits. When Davis E. Clark took over the editorship in 1853, the magazine became brighter and attained a circulation of 40,000. Unlike his predecessors, Clark included fictional pieces and made the Repository a magazine for the whole family. After the war it began to decline and in 1876 was replaced by the National Repository. The Ladies' Repository was an excellent representative of the Methodist mind and heart. Its essays, sketches, and poems, its good steel engravings, and its moral tone gave it a charm all its own. -- Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
The Ladies' Repository, and Gatherings of the West
Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2024-08-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3368896741 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1841.
Catalogs of the Sophia Smith Collection, Women's History Archive, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts: Author catalog
Author | : Sophia Smith Collection |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Sophia Smith Collection |
ISBN | : |
Our Woman Workers
Author | : E. R. Hanson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Unitarian Universalist churches |
ISBN | : |
Women's Periodicals in the United States
Author | : Kathleen L. Endres |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1995-07-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 031302930X |
Consumer magazines aimed at women are as diverse as the market they serve. Some are targeted to particular age groups, while others are marketed to different socioeconomic groups. These magazines are a reflection of the needs and interests of women and the place of women in American society. Changes in these magazines mirror the changing interests of women, the increased purchasing power of women, and the willingness of advertisers and publishers to reach a female audience. This reference book is a guide to women's consumer magazines published in the United States. Included are profiles of 75 magazines read chiefly by women. Each profile discusses the publication history and social context of the magazine and includes bibliographical references and a summary of publication statistics. Some of the magazines included started in the 19th century and are no longer published. Others have been available for more than a century, while some originated in the last decade. An introductory chapter discusses the history of U.S. consumer women's magazines, and a chronology charts their growth from 1784 to the present.