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Nell Brinkley's suggestive illustration of a woman and a jaguar.

This is a narrative advertisement for a booklet called “Making Beautiful Clothes” from the Women’s Institute. Before Ann learned to make clothes, she was unwilling to join parties in last year's dress. She couldn’t afford store-bought clothes, but…

An announcement of a new feature from the Editor of Ladies Home Journal, c. 1910. This serial narrative would detail the life of an ordinary young woman who moves to New York City. It is a cautionary tale that even describes the young woman's assault…

Whether a family bought or made their own clothing at the end of the 19th century depended very much on class. Gordon says, “even for middle class, clothing was primarily made at home” (Gordon 43). Magazines made advertisements for fashions…

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…

Cover art by Nell Brinkley for the Sunday Dayton Journal.

This cover from July 1910 by Harrison Fisher shows an elegant couple embracing and kissing.

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…

The October 1910 cover of Ladies Home Journal depicts a bride by Harrison Fisher.

An editorial piece from the Ladies Home Journal, January 1911.