The Englishwoman's Review was a feminist periodical published in England between 1866 and 1910.
Until 1869 called in full The Englishwoman's Review: a journal of woman's work, in 1870 (after a break in publication) it was renamed The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions. [1]
One of the first feminist journals, The Englishwoman's Review was a product of the early women's movement. Its first editor was Jessie Boucherett, who saw it as the successor to the English Woman's Journal (1858–64). [2] Subsequent editors were Caroline Ashurst Biggs, Helen Blackburn, and Antoinette Mackenzie. [3] [4]
Notable contributors include:
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