McCall's
Also known as McCalls, The Queen, McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine - The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine, The Queen: Illustrating McCall's Bazaar Glove-Fitting Patterns, The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine: The Queen of Fashion
'''''McCall's''''' was a monthly American women's magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873. In 1897 it was renamed '''''McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion''' (later shortened to McCall's'') and subsequently grew in size to become a large-format glossy. It was one of the "Seven Sisters" group of women's service magazines.
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- McCall's
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- Cover of ''McCall's'' magazine (1911)
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- Women's magazine
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- Monthly
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- James McCall
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- United States
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- 1060-1201
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- Sewing patterns and ''The Queen of Fashion''
- ''McCall's Magazine''
- Change in ownership
- Renaming to ''Rosie'' and cancellation
- 2025 bankruptcy
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'''''McCall's''''' was a monthly American women's magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873. In 1897 it was renamed '''''McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion''' (later shortened to McCall's'') and subsequently grew in size to become a large-format glossy. It was one of the "Seven Sisters" group of women's service magazines.
''McCall's'' published fiction by such well-known authors as Alice Adams, Lester Atwell, Ray Bradbury, Gelett Burgess, Willa Cather, Jack Finney, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Barbara Garson, John Steinbeck, Tim O'Brien, Tony J. Caridi, Anne Tyler and Kurt Vonnegut.
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