Feminism, UK Womens Magazines and the Women who Created Them, 1975-1992

This book analyses how reproductive rights and sexual freedoms, the political sphere, women's role in the workplace and sexual violence were positioned and depicted by three magazines with very different demographics: Spare Rib, Cosmopolitan and Woman's Own.

Autorentext

Dr. Sharon Maxwell Magnus is Principal Lecturer in Mass Media at the University of Hertfordshire. She was an award-winning journalist for UK national publications, including newspapers and for a wide range of magazines. Her research interests are print and digital media, women's media and prominent but neglected historical women. Recent work has been published in the Handbook of Magazine Studies (2020) and Transforming Magazines (2022).

Inhalt

Introduction: More than a Glossy Cover? 1. The Framing of the Feminine: The Historical Development of Women's Magazines. 2. Standing Against a World of Men: Political Representation, 'strident females', and 'women's issues.' 3. Are You Liberated? Sex, Sexuality, and Reproductive Rights 4. Having It All? Working Women, Equal or Embattled? 5. Not 'Asking for It': Changing Attitudes to Crimes Against Women. Conclusion: Beyond the Covers