Ruby, don’t wear it — read it!
margaret | June 14, 2009
Have you heard about Ruby the new magazine for women? It got me to thinking of early magazines for women and how the new and the old compared to one another. Well, the new one hasn’t made the debut quite yet (it’s premiere issue is due out July 1) but I do know a little of its contents.
According to Wikipedia, magazines for women began as early as 1827! I had no idea. Sarah Hale, the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, was the first woman editor of one such magazine from 1837 until 1877. During that time frame the subscribers jumped from 10,000 to over 150,000. The magazine included articles by influential authors such as Edgar Alan Poe, illustrations, patterns, and poetry. They avoided political and controversial topics, but stuck to information to help the average woman. Hmmm…that sounds very much like the new ezine, Ruby. (more…)
