English Woman's Journal

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The English Woman's Journal was a magazine that was published monthly between 1858 and 1864 at the price of one shilling. After 1860 the magazine was published by the publishing house "Victoria Press" in London , which was directed by Emily Faithfull (1835-1895). She employed female workers, contrary to normal practice at that time.

Founders and goals

The magazine was founded in 1858 by Barbara Bodichon , Matilda Hays and Bessie Rayner Parkes and others, with Bodichon being the largest shareholder and Samuel Courtauld also having a stake. Parkes was the responsible editor together with Hays. Emily Davies (1830-1921) was the editor of the magazine in 1863.

The magazine should be an organ for the discussion of women's problems: employment of women and equality issues, especially manual or intellectual work in the industrial sector, expansion of employment opportunities and the reform of the laws dealing with the different sexes. The magazine also contained literary and cultural articles that were not directly related to the central concern.

It was an important publication in the history of society and feminism. That is why it was selected as one of six magazines and newspapers to be digitized by the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition Project (funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council).

Like-minded women

The Langham Place group was the circle of like-minded women who gathered at 19 Langham Place, the magazine's office. These included Helen Blackburn (1842-1903), Jessie Boucherett (1825-1905) and Emily Faithfull. One of the group's activities was the founding of the “Society for Promoting the Employment of Women” (SPEW). This society aimed to prepare young women for a wide range of jobs by offering apprenticeships and technical training opportunities.

This magazine (first name: English Woman's Journal ) was continued under the title "The Englishwoman's Review", which began in 1866 with its publication and was continued until 1910.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hilary Fraser, Judith Johnson, Stephanie Green: Gender and the Victorian Periodical . Cambridge University Press 2003. ISBN 0-5218-3072-9
  2. ↑ Lisa Merrill: Hays, Matilda Mary
  3. ^ Stefan Helgesson: Literature, Geography, Translation: Studies in World Writing . Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4438-3134-5
  4. ↑ Pam Hirsch: Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith
  5. ↑ Elizabeth Crawford: Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide, 1866-1928 . Taylor & Francis Group 2001. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-415-23926-4
  6. ^ Sara Delamont: Davies, Emily
  7. ↑ English Woman's Journal (1858-1864) - Brief history of the journal on the ncse website.Retrieved April 2, 2019
  8. ↑ About us, website = ncse.ac.uk Accessed April 2, 2019
  9. ↑ Gerry Holloway: Women And Work In Britain Since 1840 . London, Routledge 2005. p. 216. ISBN 0-4152-5911-8

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