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The Woman's World [1886]

Country: UK
Total Issues: 48

Designed as the first social magazine for women. Under Reid published little fiction but under Wilde actively promoted fiction and poetry amongst its normal farrago of social, cultural and artistic issues. Authors were mostly women -- Olive Schreiner, Lady Wilde, Marie Corelli, G.L. Craik, Violet Fane.

Issues & Index Sources

  Nov-1886 – Oct-1887, as The Lady's World
  Nov-1887 – Oct-1890, as The Woman's World

Publishers

  Cassell, London

Editors

  Nov-1886 – Mar-1887: Wemyss Reid
  Apr-1887 – Aug-1889: Oscar Wilde
  Sep-1889 – Oct-1889: Arthur Fish?

Formats

  standard

Prices

  1/-

Frequency

  monthly

Related Sites

  Wikipedia

Mentioned in:   British Literary Magazines Vol. 3

Online Sources

  Online Books

Woman's World [1906]

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  c. 1906 – ?: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
Publishers:   Amalgamated Press
Formats:   7" x 10.2" (in 1916); 7.5" x 11" (in 1946)
Prices:   1d (in 1916); 3d (in 1946)
Frequency:   weekly


Woman's World [1986]

Country: US

Every issue features one short romance story, and a shorter mystery. Published "The Lost Angel" by Mary Higgins Clark (2-Dec-1986)

Issues & Index Sources:  1981 – present: FictionMags Index (sample issues only)
Website:   www.womansworld.com
Editors:   Stephanie Saible (in 2002)
Formats:   slick tabloid
Prices:   $1.49 (in 2002)
Frequency:   weekly

Woman's World Library

Country: UK

"Complete romantic and family novels of 50,000 words, with accent on love interest".

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1960s
Publishers:   Fleetway Publications Ltd, Fleetway House, Farringdon St., London EC4
Frequency:   twice-monthly

Woman's World Series

Country: US
Total Issues: 7?

Issues & Index Sources:  Aug-1896 – Feb-1897: Dime Novel Bibliography (Missing: #2, #4)
Publishers:   J.H. Plummer, 225-227 Temple Court, New York
Formats:   7 1/8 x 4 7/8"
Prices:   25c
Pagecounts:   100pp
Frequency:   monthly
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography


The Woman Today

Country: US

Published four stories in the first issue at least.

Issues & Index Sources:  May-1935 – ?: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)
Publishers:   The Zoty publishing corporation
Editors:   Julia Shawell
Frequency:   monthly

Women in Crime

Country: US

True crime. Also known as True Cases of Women in Crime, True Stories of Women in Crime and Women in Crime True Fact Detective Cases.

Issues & Index Sources

  1945 – ?

Publishers

  in 1940s: Detective House Inc., 114 E. 32nd St., New York, NY, and 441 Lexington Ave., New York, NY
  in 1950s: Skye Publishing Co., 270 Park Ave., New York, NY, 60 W 46th St., New York, NY, and Louisville, KY

Mentioned in:   Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines
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Women in Crime (Canada)

Country: Canada

True crime.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1940s
Publishers:   Alval Publishers of Canada Ltd.

Women-in-War

Country: US
Total Issues: 3+

Issues & Index Sources:  Jan-1959? – Feb-1964?
Publishers:   Normandy Associates
Mentioned in:   It's a Man's World

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Women of… Intrigue

Country: US

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1960s: FictionMags Index (sample issue only)

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Women's (Home) Stories

see under Home Stories and Answers Library

Women's Library of Intrigue and Romance

Country: UK
Total Issues: 3?

#1 (1924) = "The Desert Wanderer"

Issues & Index Sources:  1924
Publishers:   Hornsey Journal

Women's Novel Library

Country: UK

Issues & Index Sources:  ?
Publishers:   Gramol
Pagecounts:   52pp


Women's Romance

Country: UK
Total Issues: 1

Issues & Index Sources:  May-1949: FictionMags Index
Publishers:   Hamilton & Co
Formats:   pulp
Prices:   9d
Pagecounts:   64pp


Women's Stories [1913]

Country: US
Total Issues: 20+146=166

Published mostly women's stories but did publish some of Ray Cummings's Scientific Club stories in 1920-1921.

Issues & Index Sources

  1-Nov-1913 – Nov-1914: General Fiction Index
  Dec-1914 – Jun-1926?, as Live Stories: General Fiction Index (sample issues only)

Publishers

  1-Nov-1913 – Apr-1916: Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
  May/Jun-1916 – Aug-1925: The New Fiction Publishing Corporation (Clayton Magazines)

Formats

  standard pulp

Frequency

  monthly

Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps
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Women's Stories [1950s]

Country: US

The first (and possibly only) issue had stories by Ben Hecht, Taylor Caldwell, Elva Williams & others.

Issues & Index Sources:  in 1950s
Formats:   standard pulp
Prices:   35c

Women's Stories

see also under Answers Library

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