Women's Magazines Ripple Effect
The Ripple Effect of Women's Magazines The rise of women’s magazines from 1860 to 1920 had a lasting effect on society and consumer culture in the time period. Throughout these years, the subjects in magazines greatly evolved from focusing on “women’s roles” and home life to fashion and beauty. The Ladies’ Mercury is commonly recognized as the first women’s magazine to ever be published in history. Despite the word “magazine” not actually being used until 1732, this work of writing was first published in 1693. The Ladies’ Mercury gave women advice for relationship problems pertaining to their husbands and love interests, siblings, beauty problems, and many other similar issues. Despite only lasting four issues and being published by a man, this was still a major stride towards women having things of their own. This was not the first magazine to ever exist, but it was still the first time that women had a magazine of their own. This magazine started the ripple effect on society t