Fémina

Historic magazine in the panorama of French women’s publications. Created in 1901 as a bimonthly, it later turned into a monthly. From its début, the magazine addressed the issue of the professional emancipation of women, aiming to increase it. It was not by accident that in 1905 the magazine established the Prix Fémina for the best book by a female novelist. In the letters section, the magazine urged women to take a stand on social and political issues. Among its contributors were Colette, Man Ray, the illustrators Domergue, Boutet de Movel, and Lepape, and the photographers Gullot, O’Doyé, D’Ora, and Lipnitzki. It ceased publication in 1940, but appeared again, sporadically, in 1945. In 1956, it was relaunched under the name Le Nouveau Fémina, but wouldn’t last for long.