Lady's Magazine
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The Lady's Magazine or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, was a British
fashion magazine produced every month from 1770 until 1837 and cost six pence per copy. It was started in August 1770 by London
bookseller John Coote and publisher John Wheble. This was by no means the first women's magazine, as The Ladies' Mercury
had been published in 1693.
It is sometimes confused with the Ladies' Magazine
published in Boston, Massachusetts.
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fashion magazine produced every month from 1770 until 1837 and cost six pence per copy. It was started in August 1770 by London
London
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bookseller John Coote and publisher John Wheble. This was by no means the first women's magazine, as The Ladies' Mercury
The Ladies' Mercury
The Ladies' Mercury was the first periodical published that was specifically designed just for women. It contained an advice column in the periodical. It was first published in London on February 27, 1693. - History :...
had been published in 1693.
It is sometimes confused with the Ladies' Magazine
Ladies' Magazine
The Ladies' Magazine was an early magazine for women published in Boston, Massachusetts. Also known as Ladies Magazine and Literary Gazette and , later as American Ladies Magazine, it was designed to be American, and named to separate itself from the Lady's Magazine of London...
published in Boston, Massachusetts.