Working Woman (magazine)

Working Woman was an American magazine that ceased publication in September 2001 after 25 years.^[1]

History and profile

Working Woman was first published in November 1976.^[2][3] The magazine was acquired by Lang Communications in 1978.^[4][5] It was published on a monthly basis.^[4] The magazine and its sister publication Working Mother were sold to MacDonald led by Jay MacDonald in 1996.^[6][7] The magazine were later published by Delia Passi Smalter.^[8] As its name implies, the magazine targeted working women, unlike traditional women's magazines which focused on women's roles as wives and mothers, or on fashion.^[9]

References

1. Kate Stone Lombard (9 December 2001). "As a Magazine Folds, a New Venture Begins". New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
2. "Working Woman Magazine Letters, 1979-1983". Sophia Smith Collection. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
3. Paul Ritcher (2 June 1986). "'New Woman' Magazines Catch Advertisers' Eye Amid Industry Slump". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
4. "Lang to operate Ms., Sassy magazines". UPI. 4 August 1989. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
5. David E. Sumner (2010). The Magazine Century: American Magazines Since 1900. Peter Lang. p. 160. ISBN 978-1-4331-0493-0. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
6. Laurence Zuckerman (29 May 1996). "Publisher of Ms. Will Sell Magazine Group to Investors". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
7. Jeff Bercovici (1 August 2001). "Pink slip for Working Woman". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. Rosanne D'Ausilio. "What Are Your Customer Demographics?". Support Industry. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
9. Roxanne Hovland; Joyce M. Wolburg; Eric E. Haley (18 December 2014). Readings in Advertising, Society, and Consumer Culture. Routledge. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-317-46136-4. Retrieved 28 July 2015.