Holland's Magazine
 May 1920 issue of Holland's Magazine | |
| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1876 |
| Final issue | 1953 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Dallas |
| Language | English |
Holland's Magazine (originally known as Street's Weekly, also known as Holland's: The Magazine of the South) was a magazine published from 1876 to 1953. It was a
. It was known for being a vehicle for social change and was influential in securing the passage of the Texas Pure Food law.Street's Weekly
From its founding in 1876 until its 23rd volume in 1905 the magazine was Street's Weekly and published weekly. Beginning with its 24th volume in 1905 it published monthly under a new name.[1]
Holland's Magazine
In 1905
The magazine campaigned for social change and improved living conditions.
In 1926 the name of the magazine was changed to Holland's: The Magazine of the South.[2]
The Holland family owned the magazine until 1952 when it was sold to Hugh Wolfe.[2] Wolf sold the printing equipment to a Chicago publisher.[2] Without the equipment the magazine was not able to mass-produce as many copies and there were fewer buyers. In December 1953 the last issue was published.[2]
Influence on pure food laws
F.P. Holland ran two magazines in Dallas in the early 1900s, Holland's and Texas Farm and Ranch, which was about farming products and practices.[2]
Although women in the first decade of the 1900s were not yet entitled to vote, they cared deeply about the quality of food available to feed their families, and were strong supporters of the federal Pure Food and Drug Act.[4] More and more people were living in cities and were no longer growing and preparing their own food. Whereas their mothers had probably harvested eggs from their own chickens, churned their own butter, and made their own jam many women in the early 1900s were buying these products already made, and had no idea if the eggs were fresh or had been sitting in storage for weeks, if the butter was fresh or if rancid butter had been mixed with new, and what was in the jam.[4] Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, combined with the work of journalists to expose abuses, and advocacy by women's groups made advocating for pure food laws a priority for many women.[4] When the federal Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in 1906 there was a need for states to take reciprocal action.[4] Texas had a law forbidding adulterated animal feed, but no such law for humans.[4]
Women's groups in Texas began pushing for a state pure food law. The Texas Medical Journal said,
In September Holland's will take up the subject of milk. The people of Texas, or at least those in the larger cities and towns, are being forced to buy a very large amount of milk which is treated with formaldehyde and other preservatives. Milk adulteration is one of the greatest crimes which can be committed against the public since the life and health of thousands of helpless children in the larger cities and towns are absolutely dependent upon the milk supply.[5]
During this time Holland's in conjunction with their sister publication Farm and Ranch conducted a study where they purchased food items at various markets throughout the south and southwest and hired a chemist to test them.[5] The results they gathered were described as "alarming" and prompted the North Texas Medical Association to adopt a resolution endorsing the work of the magazines and campaign for pure food and drug laws at the state level.[5]
Holland's regularly published work by female authors like Mary Work and Helen Stoddard, who were active in designing the bill and getting it passed.[4] It published legislative petitions for readers to circulate and send to their representatives.[4]
References
- ^ Collins, Karen. "Holland's Magazine". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rher, Rachel. "Newsstand: 1925: Holland's". e-Newsstand. University of West Florida. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hart, Brian. "Holland, Franklin Pierce". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780252066795.
- ^ a b c d e f Daniel, Mrs. F. E. (1907). Texas Medical Journal, Volume 22. pp. 82–84.Note: Mrs. F. E. Daniel (née Emily Josephine Draper; 1877–1914) was the 2nd wife of the publisher and editor of Texas Medical Journal, Ferdinand Eugene Daniel (1839–1914), also a physician.