To celebrate The Australian Women’s Weekly’s 80th birthday, we’ve brought the very first issue to iPad, availalable to download for free from the App Store.
The Weekly began life, on June 10, 1933, as a newspaper. It was a smash hit — a sell out by lunchtime. For the next 36 hours, thundering through a fourth winter of Depression, the printing presses churned out extra issues to meet demand.
“Splendid New Women’s Paper. Read and you’ll be won,” read the editorial, launching the magazine that has been a constant for women throughout Australian history.
Eighty years on, The Weekly continues to walk a delicate line between being a trailblazer on women’s issues, while still recognizing the central role of family, and we strive to represent and reflect the voice of all Australian women.
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of The Australian Women’s Weekly, we’ve brought the pages of our first ever issue to life on iPad.
Dated June 10, 1933, the free 44-page issue features a front-page fashion story alongside a piece about the battle for equal rights. Download your free issue from the App Store.
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