Linda (Estonian magazine)

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

Linda
Editor-in-chiefLilli Suburg (1887–1894)
Categories
  • Literary women's magazine
  • Feminist magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderLilli Suburg
Founded1887
First issueOctober 1887
Final issue1905
CountryEstonia
Based inViljandi
LanguageEstonian

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. "Linda : Esimene literatuurlik ja ajakohane ajakiri Eesti naisterahvale" (in Estonian). Digar. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  5. "About Lilli Suburg". Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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