D. C. Thomson

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Employer Margery Allingham
MA 's aunt Maud Hughes gave Margery her start in journalism, writing movie reviews for Girls' Cinema. This soon became regular employment, bringing her in up to £50 a month. As well as working...
Textual Production Annie S. Swan
It was ASS 's serial fiction written for the People's Friend which she regarded as the mainstay of her writing life. She does not say when her contributions began, but they must have coincided more...

Timeline

1869: The People's Friend, a mass weekly from D....

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1869

The People's Friend, a mass weekly from D. C. Thomson and the first women's magazine carried by bookseller John Menzies , began publication in Dundee.
Barrell, Joan, and Brian Braithwaite. The Business of Women’s Magazines. 2nd ed., Kogan Page, 1988.
5
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
McAleer, Joseph. Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950. Clarendon Press, 1992.
170, 175

1910: My Weekly, a magazine for working class women...

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1910

My Weekly, a magazine for working class women focusing on fashion, meal-planning, and domestic issues, began publication by D. C. Thomson in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
Ferguson, Marjorie. Forever Feminine: Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Femininity. Heinemann, 1983.
17
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
87
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
6946

1929: The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine...

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1929

The Red Star, a sensational weekly magazine directed at working-class women, began publication with D. C. Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
98
Ferguson, Marjorie. Forever Feminine: Women’s Magazines and the Cult of Femininity. Heinemann, 1983.
17
McAleer, Joseph. Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950. Clarendon Press, 1992.
165

1932: Dundee publishing firm D. C. Thomson began...

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1932

Dundee publishing firm D. C. Thomson began Secrets, a weekly magazine specializing in sensational fiction.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
98
McAleer, Joseph. Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950. Clarendon Press, 1992.
165-6

1963: Jackie, published by D. C. Thomson in Dundee,...

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1963

Jackie, published by D. C. Thomson in Dundee, Scotland, began.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
150

1966: Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers,...

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1966

Annabel, a monthly magazine directed at teenagers, from D. C. Thomson , began publishing in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
146
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
7008

1977: Blue Jeans, a photostrip romance magazine...

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1977

Blue Jeans, a photostrip romance magazine for teenagers, began publication by D. C. Thomson in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
146
Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory 1999. 37th ed., R. R. Bowker, 1998.
1757

Spring 1978: Patches, a weekly photostrip romance magazine...

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Spring 1978

Patches, a weekly photostrip romance magazine for teenagers, began publication from D. C. Thomson in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166
Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
129

1983: Just Seventeen, a fashion magazine for teenagers...

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1983

Just Seventeen, a fashion magazine for teenagers from D. C. Thomson , began publication in London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
166

Texts

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