Category: periodicals
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1929 by Anthoanet Travezano
Contents of the 1929 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by Anthoanet Travenzano, Biochemistry Major, Fairleigh Dickinson University, class of 2028 For Volume 46 of the Ladies’ Home Journal, a year-long review was conducted, analyzing issues from January to December 1929, in order to compare the medical, health, and wellness information of that time with one…
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1927 by Eneida Ruisanchez
Contents of the 1927 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by Eneida Ruisanchez, Psychology and Criminal Justice Major, Fairleigh Dickinson University The volume I analyzed was Volume 44 which focused on all the issues made during the year 1927. I noticed that between every monthly issue, dentistry, youth, and beauty all seemed to be the most…
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1926 by Anonymous
Contents of the 1926 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by an Anonymous Biology Major The 1920s was a time of many innovations and discoveries in the medical world, such as the invention of insulin and penicillin, which shows in the type of products that were advertised in the journals. The vast majority of the advertisements…
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1925 by E. Iman
Contents of the 1925 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by E. Iman, Biology Major, Fairleigh Dickinson University In 1925, advertisements for health & wellness filled newspapers and magazines with bold claims and miracle cures, revealing how public health and social messaging has long been a powerful tool of influence, a method still used today in…
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1918 by Anonymous
Contents of the 1918 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by an Anonymous Fairleigh Dickinson University student The 1918 edition of the magazine, Ladies’ Home Journal, demonstrated multiple recurring patterns throughout the different issues throughout the year. This time period of the early 20th century was primarily associated with the near-end of World War I. The…
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1920 by Jasmine Relovsky
Contents of the 1920 volume of Ladies’ Home Journal by Jasmine Relovsky, Biology Major, Class of 2028, Fairleigh Dickinson University Exploring historical health media can reveal a lot about how people viewed medicine, wellness, and their own bodies in different eras. The Ladies’ Home Journal was one of the most widely read magazines in the…
