Primavera
EditorRuth Young
FrequencyAnnual
PublisherSalsedo Press
First issue1975
Final issue2006
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago, Illinois
ISSN0364-7609

Primavera was an American feminist magazine based in Chicago, Illinois from 1975 to 2006. Established by Janet Ruth Heller, Celia Josephson, and Deborah Gordon Fisher, the magazine contained poetry, illustrations, fiction, and photography.[1][2] It was most notable for its lack of political content—they concerned themselves more with content that reflected on women’s experiences.[3]

Often described as "A Unique Woman's Magazine," Primavera garnered praise from other publications such as Off Our Backs, Chicago Magazine, and Library Journal.[1] It published annually and often depended on submissions.

The magazine's editor, Ruth Young, became involved with Primavera while she was still working as a managing editor for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It has been said that Young kept the magazine alive. Lisa Grayson, a friend and a fellow colleague of Ruth Young at Primavera said that Young "did everything from sending out issues to libraries to dealing with printers," and "read every manuscript that came over the transom."[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Women’s Traditional Arts-- The Politics of Aesthetics." HERESIES, Vol. 1, No. 4, p.127, 1978. The Heretics.http://heresiesfilmproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/heresies4.pdf
  2. Heller, Janet Ruth. Primavera and Black Maria: Two Chicago women's literary magazines.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00497878.1994.9979019?needAccess=true
  3. “Primavera Records”. University of Chicago. https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.PRIMAVERA
  4. Ruth Young: 1938-2007. Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-02-13-0702130202-story.html


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