Family Circle
American magazine published from 1932 to December 2019
Family Circle was an American women's magazine that covered topics such as homemaking, recipes and health. It was published from 1932 until the end of 2019. Originally distributed at supermarkets, it was one of the "Seven Sisters," a group of seven traditional female-oriented magazines centered on household issues, along with Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, Better Homes and Gardens, Woman's Day, and Redbook.
History
Family Circle was first published in 1932. It was initially distributed for free at Piggly Wiggly supermarkets until it was offered as a freestanding publication in 1946. Cowles Magazines and Broadcasting bought the magazine in 1962. The New York Times Company bought the magazine for its women's magazine division in 1971. The division was sold to Gruner + Jahr in 1994.
When Gruner + Jahr decided to exit the American magazine market in 2005, the magazine was sold to the Meredith Corporation. From 1973 to 2015, Family Circle was the title sponsor of the Family Circle Cup (Charleston Open) women's professional tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, which was held at its namesake Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina starting in 2001.
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