''The Young Woman's Journal'' was an official publication of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
(LDS Church) for the
Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association
The Young Women (often referred to as Young Women's or Young Woman's) is a youth organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman "be worthy to ma ...
(YLMIA), then the LDS Church's organization for adolescent females.
History and profile
''The Young Woman's Journal'' was founded in 1889 by
Susa Young Gates, a volunteer worker within the YLMIA, with its first issue dated October of that year.
, the YLMIA general president at the time, oversaw the first publication of the journal.
The periodical was unique for the time period, because of its target of a "young woman" audience.
Throughout its history, the periodical was edited by the general leadership board of the YLMIA under the direction of the organization's general presidency. It was published monthly until 1929, when the magazine was absorbed by the ''
Improvement Era
The ''Improvement Era'' (often shortened to ''The Era'') was an official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1897 and 1970.
History
The ''Improvement Era'' was first published in 1897 as a replacement t ...
'', an official publication of the YLMIA and the church's
equivalent organization for male adolescents. The ''Improvement Era'' then served both organizations from that time forward.
The journal included messages from the MIA conferences, scriptural quotations, a plethora of short stories, recipes, meeting schedules, and pieces about morals, clothing, etc. Unlike current publications of the LDS Church, ''The Young Woman's Journal'' was subsidized by advertisements carried in the magazine.
Editors
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Susa Young Gates (1889–1901)
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May Booth Talmage (1901–02)
* Ann M. Cannon (1902–07)
* Mary Connelly Kimball (1907–23)
* Clarissa A. Beesley (1923–29)
* Elsie Talmage Brandley (1929)
See also
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''New Era'' (magazine)
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List of Latter Day Saint periodicals
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Improvement Era
The ''Improvement Era'' (often shortened to ''The Era'') was an official magazine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) between 1897 and 1970.
History
The ''Improvement Era'' was first published in 1897 as a replacement t ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
''Young Woman's Journal''(PDF scans) courtesy of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
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Defunct women's magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1889
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