Linda_(Estonian_magazine)

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Linda (Estonian magazine)

Literary women's magazine in Estonia (1887–1905)


Linda was a feminist literary magazine which existed between 1887 and 1905. It was the first women's magazine in Estonia as reflected in its subtitle, Esimene literatuurlik ja ajakohane ajakiri Eesti naisterahvale (Estonian: The first literary periodical for the Estonian women).[1]

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History and profile

Linda was founded by the Estonian journalist, pedagogue and feminist Lilli Suburg in 1887 to make Estonian women aware of the ideas of feminism.[2][3] The first issue appeared on October that year.[1] She also edited the magazine until 1893 and a short period in 1894.[1] The headquarters of Linda was in Viljandi.[4] In 1891 the magazine became a regular weekly publication.[5]

It featured articles on relationships, home activities and emancipation of women.[5] The magazine also offered translated fiction texts, literary criticism and original works mostly written by Suburg in addition to biographies of Estonian writers.[5] In 1894 Suburg was forced to sell Linda which continued to be published by A. Jürgenstein until 1905.[4]

All issues of the magazine were digitized by the National Library of Estonia.[4]


References

  1. Sirje Tamul; Andra Lätt (2006). "Lilli (Caroline) Suburg". In Francisca de Haan; Krassimira Daskalova; Anna Loutfi (eds.). A Biographical Dictionary of Women's Movements and Feminisms: Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe, 19th and 20th Centuries. Budapest; New York: CEU Press/Central European University Press. p. 546. ISBN 978-615-5053-72-6.
  2. Eve Annuk (2019). "Feminism in the Post-Soviet space: the geopolitics of Estonian feminism". Gender, Place & Culture. A Journal of Feminist Geography. 26 (3): 407. doi:10.1080/0966369X.2018.1552925. S2CID 149909490.
  3. Fionnuala Dillane (2021). "What is a Periodical Editor? Types, Models, Characters, and Women". Journal of European Periodical Studies. 6 (1): 8. doi:10.21825/jeps.v6i1.20638. S2CID 237816879.
  4. "About Lilli Suburg". Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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