The cover of November 1910's Ladies Home Journal depicts a confident young woman looking directly at the viewer. She is available yet demure. She is a type created by Harrison Fisher, whose "Fisher Girl," became a recognizable ideal of female…
Nell Brinkley began her illustration career at age 16 in her hometown outside of Denver, Colorado. By age 22 she was working in New York for William Randolph Hearst and was assigned to cover the murder trial of Harry K. Thaw, the husband of actress…