New York Woman
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Categories | Woman's magazine |
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First issue | September–October 1986 |
Final issue | 1992 |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Language | English |
ISSN | 0888-9775 |
New York Woman was a magazine that blended features on fashion and the arts, literary and humorous essays, and consumer-oriented services pieces such as reviews of restaurants, shops or films. Its target audience was intelligent women living in the
New York Woman's founding publisher was Julie Lewit-Nirenberg, who was later the founding publisher of
The magazine's founding editor was Betsy Carter[1] (who went on to work for O, The Oprah Magazine, Oprah Winfrey's magazine).
The French graphic designer
Writers included the playwright Wendy Wasserstein, the Andy Warhol superstar Viva, the sociologist Barbara Ehrenreich, the comedy writer Merrill Markoe, the actress Theresa Meeker and Maureen Orth, who later wrote for Vanity Fair magazine.
New York Woman ceased publication in 1992.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Philip H. Dougherty (17 April 1986). "Advertising; New York Woman Magazine". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Our Longreads Member Pick: A Look Back at New York Woman Magazine". Longreads. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2016.