Ladies' Home Journal
Ladies' Home Journal was an American magazine last published by the Meredith Corporation. It was first published on February 16, 1883,[2] and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States. In 1891, it was published in Philadelphia by the Curtis Publishing Company. In 1903, it was the first American magazine to reach one million subscribers.[3]
Editor-in-chief
Sally Lee
Women's interest, lifestyle
11 issues/year (1883–1910; 1911–2014)
24 issues a year (c. 1910–1911)
Quarterly (2014–2016)
3,267,239[1]
1883
2016
US
In the late 20th century, changing tastes and competition from television caused it to lose circulation. Sales of the magazine declined as the publishing company struggled. On April 24, 2014, Meredith announced it would stop publishing the magazine as a monthly with the July issue, stating it was "transitioning Ladies' Home Journal to a special interest publication".[4] It was then available quarterly on newsstands only, though its website remained in operation.[5] The last issue was published in 2016.
Ladies' Home Journal was one of the Seven Sisters, as a group of women's service magazines were known. The name was derived from the Greek myth of the "seven sisters", also known as the Pleiades.
July 1902 cover by George Gibbs
1906 Christmas cover
February 1913 cover
March 1915 cover
