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Harper's Bazar

Social expectations following the Civil War limited independence for women. Males had leadership authority over women in the home, in church and in politics. One publisher thought it would be a good idea to publish a magazine aimed at women, emphasizing female trends in hairstyles, bonnets and other apsects of domestic life. The publication ____________________________________, became the first American fashion magazine when it was published in 1867.

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The wide variety of content in magazines is reflected in the name of the medium. According to our reading, the term magazine has its roots in an Arabic word meaning ________________________________________-.

The American Magazine

Benjamin Franklin got beaten to the printing press when his plans to publish a magazine in the colonies were thwarted by John Webbe and Andrew Bradford. Their publication, ____________________________________________, became the first magazine published in the colonies in 1741. It only lasted three issues.

Sarah Josepha Hale

Godey's Lady's Book was a successful magazine in pre-Civil War America. It offered typical content for magazines aimed at women, such as music, fashion and poetry, but the magazine also included educational content for women. The editor for most of the publication's life was ________________________________, who was the first female editor of a major American magazine.

The Dial

Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson founded ________________________, in 1839, but he did not edit the magazine. The first editor was Margaret Fuller, who edited the magazine for two years but never got the salary she was promised.