Woman's Journal (British Magazine)
''Woman's Journal'' was a monthly British magazine primarily targeted towards women readers, published from November 1927 to 2001.Woman's Journalhas resurrected in the UK aThe Women's Journalin 2023. The Women's Journal UK is a new online feminist magazine by women, for women - relaunched to readdreswomen's issuesat a time when there has been many steps backwards for women worldwide. Editors * Ailsa Garland (1965–1970) * Marcelle d'Argy Smith (1997–1999) * Elsa McAlonan (1999–2001) References Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct women's magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1927 Magazines disestablished in 2001 {{italic title ...
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Women Drivers' Pocketbook
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardless of age. Typically, women inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, SRY-gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. A fully developed woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. Women have significantly less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Thro ...
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Mary Stewart (novelist)
Mary, Lady Stewart (born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow; 17 September 1916 – 9 May 2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations. She also wrote children's books and poetry, but may be best known for her Merlin series, which straddles the boundary between the historical novel and fantasy. Early life and education Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow was born on 17 September 1916 in Sunderland, County Durham, England, UK, daughter of Mary Edith Matthews, a primary school teacher from New Zealand, and Frederick Albert Rainbow, a vicar. She was a bright child and attended Eden Hall boarding school in Penrith, Cumbria, age eight. She was bullied there and stated that this had a lasting effect on her. At ten, she won a scholarship to Skellfield School, Ripon, Yorkshire, where she excelled at sport. Offered places by Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham universities, she chose Durham ...
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Defunct Women's Magazines Published In The United Kingdom
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ...

Monthly Magazines Published In The United Kingdom
Monthly usually refers to the scheduling of something every month. It may also refer to: * ''The Monthly'' * ''Monthly Magazine'' * '' Monthly Review'' * ''PQ Monthly'' * ''Home Monthly'' * ''Trader Monthly'' * '' Overland Monthly'' * Menstruation Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hor ...

Ailsa Garland
Ailsa Garland (1917–1982) was a British fashion journalist. She worked for a number of newspapers and magazines, most notably as the editor of British ''Vogue'' from 1960–1964. In addition to her work, she was a broadcaster on television and radio. Born Ailsa Mary Garland in 1917 in London, she was educated at the La Retraite Convent, London, and Heathneld House, Cardiff. She married John Rollit Mason in 1948. From 1947-50 Garland worked as Fashion Editor for the ''Vogue Export Book'', then from 1952-53 she was editor for ''Shopping'' magazine. In 1953 she became fashion editor for the ''Daily Mirror''. She has been listed alongside Alison Adburgham of ''The Guardian'' and Ernestine Carter of ''The Sunday Times'' as one of the most influential British-based fashion journalists of the decade. In 1960 ''The Spectator'' reported that Garland had left the ''Mirror'' in order to join British ''Vogue'' as part of a greater change of the magazine's focus away from luxury and ...
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