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Also known as McCalls, The Queen, McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine - The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine, The Queen: Illustrating McCall's Bazaar Glove-Fitting Patterns, The Queen of Fashion, McCall's Magazine: The Queen of Fashion

'''''McCall's''''' was a monthly American women's magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873. In 1897 it was renamed '''''McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion''' (later shortened to McCall's'') and subsequently grew in size to become a large-format glossy. It was one of the "Seven Sisters" group of women's service magazines.

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Magazine.title
McCall's
Magazine.image_file
McCalls1911-03.jpg
Magazine.image_caption
Cover of ''McCall's'' magazine (1911)
Magazine.category
Women's magazine
Magazine.frequency
Monthly
Magazine.founder
James McCall
Magazine.country
United States
Magazine.issn
1060-1201

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title
McCalls
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McCall's Magazine
inception
1873-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2002-00-00
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  • Features
  • Publication history
  • Sewing patterns and ''The Queen of Fashion''
  • ''McCall's Magazine''
  • Change in ownership
  • Renaming to ''Rosie'' and cancellation
  • 2025 bankruptcy
  • Golden Mike Awards
  • References
  • External links

'''''McCall's''''' was a monthly American women's magazine, published by the McCall Corporation, that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873. In 1897 it was renamed '''''McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion''' (later shortened to McCall's'') and subsequently grew in size to become a large-format glossy. It was one of the "Seven Sisters" group of women's service magazines.

''McCall's'' published fiction by such well-known authors as Alice Adams, Lester Atwell, Ray Bradbury, Gelett Burgess, Willa Cather, Jack Finney, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Barbara Garson, John Steinbeck, Tim O'Brien, Tony J. Caridi, Anne Tyler and Kurt Vonnegut.

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