- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3521
Jackson, Alice Mabel
- Birth name Archibald, Alice Mabel
Nickname Mrs J.
- Born 15 October 1887, Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia
- Died 28 October 1974, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Editor, Journalist, Print journalist, Teacher
Summary
Alice Jackson was a journalist and editor who was on the staff of the Australian Women’s Weekly from its inception in 1933. Prior to working for the AWW, she enjoyed stints on Smith’s Weekly and the Sydney Daily Telegraph. She was formally appointed editor of the AWW in 1939 – the first woman editor of the magazine which, by then, had an all female hierarchy. She is credited with establishing the national distribution system that made the AWW so attractive to advertisers.
Events
- 1920 - 1950
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Jackson, Alice Mabel (1887-1974), Radi, Heather, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140616b.htm
- Edited Book
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Site Exhibition
- The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Jackson, Alice Mabel (1887-1974), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-753072