Sources on the History of Women's Magazines 1792-1960

The most comprehensive bibliography available on historical sources for popular women''s magazines this work fills a niche among existing annotated bibliographies on journalism history. Compiler Mary Ellen Zuckerman focuses on a wide range of topics providing primary as well as secondary sources from 1792 to 1960. Descriptive and analytical annotations are supplied for each entry.Drawing from 12 years of research on the subject Zuckerman orients the reader with an introduction to the history of women''s magazines in the United States and a historiographical review of sources in the field. Business advertising market research content analysis editors and writers and images of women in the media are among the topics covered in the entries. The volume also features special sections on specific women''s journals exhaustive subject and author indexes and descriptions of manuscript collections. This work is an important resource for professionals students and scholars in media women''s history advertising and business.