Editing Magazine (section)

====Women's magazines====
The "seven sisters" of American women's magazines are ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', ''[[McCall's]]'', ''[[Woman's Day]]'', ''[[Redbook]]'', ''[[Family Circle]]'', and ''[[Better Homes and Gardens (magazine)|Better Homes and Gardens]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Women's periodicals in the United States: consumer magazines |date=1995 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-02930-1 |editor-last=Endres |editor-first=Kathleen L. |series=Historical guides to the world's periodicals and newspapers |location=Westport, Conn |editor-last2=Lueck |editor-first2=Therese L.}}</ref> Some magazines, among them ''[[Godey's Lady's Book]]'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', were intended exclusively for a female audience, emphasizing the traditional gender roles of the 19th century.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} ''Harper's Bazaar'' was the first to focus exclusively on [[Haute couture|couture fashion]], fashion accessories and textiles.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Best |first=Kate |title=The history of fashion journalism |date=2017 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |isbn=978-1-84788-656-9 |location=London ; New York}}</ref> The inclusion of [[didactic]] content about housekeeping may have increased the appeal of the magazine for a broader audience of women and men concerned about the frivolity of a fashion magazine.<ref name=vogue/>{{verify source|date = January 2025}}<!--It does not appear that this end-of-paragraph source covers all matter covered herein.-->