Ms. magazine
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Image:Ms-magazine-cover.jpg Ms. is an American feminist magazine founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem which first appeared in January 1972. Its first issue was funded by Clay Felker, editor of New York magazine. From July 1972 to 1987 it appeared on a monthly basis. During its heyday in the 1970s it enjoyed great popularity, but was not always able to reconcile its ideological concerns with commercial considerations.
In 1987, it was bought by an Australian media company and 1989 began publication without ads. In 1998, the publication was taken over by Liberty Media, operated by Gloria Steinem and others. Since December 31, 2001, it has been owned by the Feminist Majority Foundation. Known since its inception for its feminist stands, after changing to an ad-free format, it became known as well for exposing the control that many advertisers assert over content in women's magazines.
The title of Ms. magazine came from a friend of Gloria Steinem’s who heard it in an interview on WBAI-radio, & suggested it as a title for the new magazine. “Ms”, as an honorific, was conceived in 1961 by Sheila Michaels thinking it was a typographical error. Michaels, who was illegitimate, and not adopted by her stepfather, had long grappled with finding a title which reflected her situation: not being "owned" by a father and not wishing to be "owned" by a husband. Her efforts to promote its use were ignored in the nascent Women’s Movement. Around 1971, during a lull in an interview with “The Feminists” group, Michaels suggested the use of the title “Ms”(having chosen a pronunciation current for both in Missouri, her home).
Controversy raged in the early 1970s over the "correct" title for women. Men had Mr. which gave no indication of their marital status; etiquette and business practices demanded that women use either Miss or Mrs. Many women did not want to be defined by their marital status, and for a growing number of women who kept their last name after marriage, neither Miss nor Mrs. was technically a correct title in front of that name. See Ms.
Other feminist magazines
- EMMA from Germany
- Article about EMMA from the German Wikipedia