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''Ladies' Home Journal'' is an American magazine published by the Meredith Corporation. It first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States. It was the first American magazine to reach 1 million subscribers in 1903. On April 24, 2014, Meredith announced it would stop publishing the magazine as a monthly with the July issue, stating it was "transitioning ''Ladies' Home Journal'' to a special interest publication". It will now be available quarterly on newsstands only, though its website remains in operation. ''Ladies' Home Journal'' was one of the Seven Sisters, a group of women's service magazines. ==History== ''The Ladies' Home Journal'' arose from a popular double-page supplement in the American magazine ''Tribune and Farmer'' titled ''Women at Home''. ''Women at Home'' was written by Louisa Knapp Curtis, wife of the magazine's publisher Cyrus H. K. Curtis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Curtis Publishing Company )〕 After a year it became an independent publication with Knapp as editor for the first six years. Its original name was ''The Ladies Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper'', but she dropped the last three words in 1886. It rapidly became the leading American magazine of its type, reaching a circulation of more than one million copies in ten years.〔 Edward W. Bok took over the editorship in late 1889 until 1919. Among features he introduced was the popular Ruth Ashmore advice column written by Isabel Mallon. At the turn of the 20th century, the magazine published the work of muckrakers and social reformers such as Jane Addams. In 1901 it published two articles highlighting the early architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. During World War II, it was a particularly favored venue of the government for messages intended for housewives. In March of 1970, feminists held an 11-hour sit-in at the ''Ladies' Home Journal''s office, which resulted in them getting the opportunity to produce a section of the magazine that August. The ''Journal'', along with its major rivals, ''Better Homes and Gardens'', ''Family Circle'', ''Good Housekeeping'', ''McCall's'', ''Redbook'' and ''Woman's Day'' were long known as the "seven sisters". For decades, the ''Journal'' had the greatest circulation of this group, but it fell behind ''McCall's'' in 1961. In 1968, its circulation was 6.8 million compared to ''McCall's'' 8.5 million. That year, Curtis Publishing sold the ''Ladies' Home Journal'', along with the magazine ''The American Home'', to Downe Communications for $5.4 million in stock. Between 1969 and 1974 Downe was acquired by Charter Company, which sold the magazine to Family Media Inc., publishers of ''Health'' magazine, in 1982 when the company decided to divest its publishing interests. In 1986, the Meredith Corporation acquired the magazine from Family Media for $96 million. By 1998, the ''Journals circulation had dropped to 4.5 million. The ''Ladies' Home Journal''s low subscription rates, inclusion of advertising to off-set costs, and reliance on popular content contributed to the publication's success. This operating structure was adopted by men's magazines like ''McClure's'' and ''Munsey's'' roughly a decade after it had become the standard practice of American women's magazines. Scholars argue that women's magazines, like the ''Ladies' Home Journal'', pioneered these strategies "(magazine revolution )". The magazine debuted an extensive visual and editorial redesign in its March 2012 issue. Photographer Brigitte Lacombe was hired to shoot cover photos, with Kate Winslet appearing on the first revamped issue. The ''Journal'' announced that portions of its editorial content would be crowdsourced from readers, who would be fairly compensated for their work. The arrangement was one of the first of its kind among major consumer magazines. Although the magazine remained very popular, it ran into increasing difficulty attracting advertising. Despite its high subscriber base (3.2 million), it was not a leader in the women's service category, and its relatively old readership was not in a demographic favored by advertisers. These factors prompted the decision to end monthly publication. Meredith offered its subscribers the chance to transfer their subscriptions to Meredith's sister publications.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ladies' Home Journal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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