Old 10-19-2012, 03:04 AM
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I wondered what had happened to McCall's and found out it turned into Rosie as in O'Donnell, then quit publishing.

A lot of these magazines have been around a long, long, time.

Cosmopolitan used to be a general fiction magazine for both genders, until Helen got a hold of it.

Ladies Home Journal helped popularize the term "living room" - quote from their website (Bok was the publisher.)

The Living Room Is Born

No matter the size of a house, Bok believed every inch of space should be utilized. He considered formal rooms such as the drawing room or parlor a waste: "We have what we call a 'drawing room.' Just whom or what it 'draws' I have never been able to see unless it draws attention to too much money and no taste...." The parlor was traditionally used only on Sundays or for displaying deceased family members before burial, so architects at the turn of the century renamed the space the "living room" to stamp out any somber connotations. From November 1900 on, Bok fully supported this new concept in the pages of Ladies' Home Journal, publishing only plans that replaced parlors with living rooms. As a result he probably helped popularize the now-standard term.
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