ABSTRACT
MAGAZINE journalism is one fi eld in which women have been especially prominent during the twentieth century-from writers and editors to publishers and owners. Notable fi gures include Clare Booth Luce, a top editor at Vanity Fair; HELEN GURLEY BROWN, the longtime chief editor of Cosmopolitan; GLORIA STEINEM, a cofounder and the editor of MS. MAGAZINE; and Tina Brown,
head of the venerable New Yorker from 1992 to 1998.
