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First Publication

Name: First Publication
Start: 1883-02-16
Location: Philadelphia

When: February 16, 1883
Where: Philadelphia
Part of: First publication of the Ladies' Home Journal

The Ladies' Home Journal was first published on February 16, 1883, in Philadelphia, becoming a leading women's magazine.

Louisa Knapp Curtis developed the women's section that became the Ladies' Home Journal. She edited the magazine from 1883 to 1889. The publication was launched in Philadelphia, where Cyrus H. Curtis had established his publishing operations.

Sources

Ladies' Home Journal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19
Curtis Publishing Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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