La Semaine de Suzette
| Categories | Girl's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Gautier & Languereau |
| Founder | Henri Gautier |
| First issue | 2 February 1905 |
| Final issue | 25 August 1960 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Semaine de Suzette was a French magazine aimed at girls, which appeared from 1905 until 1960. It contained early comics like Bécassine.
History
La Semaine de Suzette (Suzette's Week) started in 1905[1] as a magazine aimed at conservative, Catholic French girls, published by Gautier & Languereau. The founder was Henri Gautier.[1] It contained stories and comics, but also patterns for doll clothes, e.g. for the magazine's mascotte Bleuette.[2] Readers were mainly Catholic middle class girls aged between 8 and 18.[1]
La Semaine de Suzette was published weekly on Thursdays.[1] The first issue appeared on 2 February 1905, and the last on 25 August 1960, with a break during World War II from 6 June 1940 until 30 May 1946.[3]
Many of the text stories which appeared in La Semaine de Suzette were later republished in the Bibliothèque de Suzette (Suzette's Library), which existed between 1919 and 1965.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "The children's magazine La Semaine de Suzette". Paris Musée de la Poupée. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ Juliette Peers (2004). The Fashion Doll. p. 21. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- 1 2 "From La Semaine de Suzette to Bibliothèque de Suzette". Retrieved 19 August 2008.