Effe (magazine)

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Effe
CategoriesFeminist magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Founder
  • Daniela Colombo
  • Alma Sabatini
Founded1973
Final issue1982
Country Italy
Based in Rome
Language Italian
ISSN 0390-2013
OCLC 479215417

Effe was a monthly feminist magazine which was published between 1973 and 1982. It was similar to Ms. Magazine . [1] Effe was headquartered in Rome. [2]

History and profile

Effe was established in 1973. [3] [4] Its stated goal was to provide women with a way to avoid their loneliness. [5] The magazine inspired from the views of American feminist Shulamith Firestone. [6] Daniela Colombo was one of the founders [7] and editors-in-chief of the magazine, [8] which was published on a monthly basis. [3] The other founder was Alma Sabatini. [2] The first editor of Effe was Gabriella Parca. [9] In the 1970s Adele Cambria was among the editors of the magazine, [10] which extensively dealt with the topics of love and affective relationships between couples. [6] For the contributors of the magazine love was an abstract notion as well as a fact of daily life, both heterosexual and homosexual. [6] Effe frequently attacked mainstream women's magazines in Italy. [11]

Effe ceased publication in 1982. [4] [6]

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