''The Vegetarian Magazine'' was an American

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dedicated to

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that was published from 1900 to 1934 and was the official organ of several organizations, including the

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. During the early 20th-century the magazine was also known for its support of

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. The magazine advertised itself as standing for "a cleaner body, a healthier mentality and a higher morality".

History

In 1896, the

Chicago Vegetarian Society Carrica Le Favre (born June 1850) was an American physical culturist, dress reform advocate and vegetarianism activist. She founded the Chicago Vegetarian Society and the New York Vegetarian Society. Career Le Favre was well known as a child e ...

published the ''Chicago Vegetarian'' magazine. In 1900, it merged with the

's ''Food, Home and Garden'' magazine to form ''The Vegetarian Magazine''. The magazine had many name changes. It was known as ''The Vegetarian and Our Fellow Creatures'' (1901–1903), ''The Vegetarian Magazine'' (1903–1925) published by The Vegetarian Company in Chicago, ''The Vegetarian Magazine and Fruitarian'' (1925–1926), ''The Vegetarian and Fruitarian'' (1926–1927), ''Vegetarian Magazine and Fruitarian'' (1920–1934). The magazine was put on hold from May 1913 to January 1919. The magazine was the official organ of the Chicago Vegetarian Society (1896–1899), Vegetarian Society of America (1900–1925) and the National Vegetarian Society (1926–1934).

The Vegetarian Company

The Vegetarian Company in Chicago published the magazine up until 1919 and featured advertisements for vegetarian restaurants. In 1909, elected officers of the company were president Harlan Page Albert, vice-presidents George J. Drews and Walter E. Elfrink and secretary Jean Roberts Albert. The company sold peanut butter, vegetarian soap, Ko Nut (a butter made from cocoa nut oil) and Kunghphy a substitute for coffee. In 1911, the company reported a magazine circulation of 16,000.

National Vegetarian Society

The magazine was published by Jean Roberts Albert of the National Vegetarian Society in

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from 1920. Albert was also its editor who walked miles to her job and worked on the magazine in evenings to pay for its printing. She was an early vegan as she did not consume dairy or egg products. The National Vegetarian Society's officers were president L. J. C. Daniels, vice-president George Starr White and secretary Jean Roberts Albert. The board of directors included

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, William Howard Hay and Philip G. Peabody. Albert died in 1937 from sun stroke.

Women's suffrage

Up until the 20th-century the magazine rarely mentioned Women's suffrage. In the early 1900s, editor

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was a notable suffragette and by 1910 it was advertising itself as a magazine for women and a "promulgator of Woman suffrage".

Legacy

The

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has a large collection of magazine volumes.

References

External links

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