Woman's Journal was a monthly British magazine primarily targeted towards women readers, published from November 1927 to 2001.Ex-editor claims Woman's Journal closure was inevitable The Guardian. 14 November 2001. Retrieved 26 July 2015. It contained a mix of contemporary fiction, beauty, fashion and stories about the royal family.
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The magazine supported women's many interests, including publishing a Women Driver's Pocketbook in 1963, with useful tips and guidance on safe driving.
Among the writers contributing to its fiction pages were— Margery Allingham Leslie Charteris Agatha Christie Daphne Du Maurier John Galsworthy Elizabeth Goudge Fannie Heaslip Lea Georgette Heyer Ngaio Marsh Mary Stewart Elizabeth Von Armin H. G. Wells John Wyndham Dornford Yates
An early beauty editor was Jean Cleland (1895-1978).
Online The Woman's Journal was resurrected online in 2023 as The Women's Journal. The Women's Journal UK was relaunched to address contemporary women's issues.
Editors Ailsa Garland (1965–1970) Marcelle d'Argy Smith (1997–1999) Elsa McAlonan (1999–2001) Jennifer Read-Dominguez (2023–date)
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