Women in print: Writing women and women's magazines from the Restoration to the accession of Victoria

by Alison Adburgham

First edition. 302, 2 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

15 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

Alison Adburgham was an English journalist, author and social historian, best known for her work as fashion editor of The Guardian newspaper, a position she held for 20 years. She was one of the pioneers of British fashion journalism in a broadsheet national newspaper; as a bylined columnist, influencing public perception of trends in clothing and the industry itself.

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A frustrating read in many ways, as the author's referencing system is effectively non existent! The importance of work she is doing, and the influence on later scholars of women's literary history, however, cannot be ignored.

This is an older text, but a useful primer on a neglected field in literary history, especially in the sections on periodical culture pre-19th century.