Chatelaine (magazine)
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Chatelaine is an English-language Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles. Both Chatelaine and its French-language version, Châtelaine
Châtelaine
Châtelaine is a French-language magazine of women's lifestyles, published monthly in Quebec by Rogers Media, Inc., a division of Rogers Communications, Inc. It was first published in 1960 by Maclean Publishing. The magazine covers issues and interests of real concern to women, including food,...

, are published monthly by Rogers Media, Inc., a division of Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...

, Inc. It was first published in March 1928 by Maclean Publishing
Maclean-Hunter
Maclean-Hunter was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution....

.

The magazine and website cover a variety of women's interests, from fashion, beauty and decor, to current affairs, health and food.

From 1957 to 1977, Chatelaine's editor was Doris Anderson
Doris Anderson
Doris Hilda Anderson, was a Canadian author, journalist and women's rights activist.She was born in Calgary, Alberta as Hilda Doris Buck. She attended Crescent Heights High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta in 1945...

, under whose tenure the magazine was a leader in Canadian coverage of women's issues, including the rise of feminism as a social phenomenon. Other recent editors include Mildred Istona and Rona Maynard.

The magazine celebrated its 80th anniversary in May 2008.

Woman of the Year

In the past, the magazine has named a Woman of the Year, honouring a Canadian woman for her achievements in the previous year. Honorees have included Prime Minister Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...

, athlete Chantal Petitclerc
Chantal Petitclerc
Chantal Petitclerc, CC is a Canadian wheelchair racer.At the age of thirteen, she lost the use of both legs when a heavy barn door fell on her...

, pop singer k.d. lang
K.D. Lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...

 and Jane Doe, a Toronto woman who waged a successful court battle against the Toronto Police Service
Toronto Police Service
The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

 after alleging that in 1986 the police force had failed to issue warnings about the Balcony Rapist
Paul Callow
Paul Douglas Callow is a Canadian serial rapist who was convicted of having raped several women in the Toronto area in the mid-1980s. Because of this method and the fact that his identity was unknown, he was called the Balcony Rapist...

, who subsequently raped her. One of lang's most famous songs, "Miss Chatelaine
Ingenue (album)
Ingénue is the second solo album by k.d. lang, released in 1992. It has more of a cabaret flavor than Lang's previous work, and was her most successful album on the pop charts both in her native Canada and internationally....

", is about her selection as the magazine's Woman of the Year.

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