The magazine celebrates its 125th birthday with a special collector’s issue featuring the results of a reader poll to find the most admired women of all time. The May issue, on sale 21 April, also has an exclusive interview and photoshoot with America’s First Lady Michelle Obama.
Editor-in-Chief Rosemary Ellis interviews cover star Michelle, the ultimate inspiration for modern women. Michelle reveals how she manages to balance family time with an extremely busy job and still find time to take care of herself.
The centrepiece for this special issue is the feature 125 Women Who Changed Our World. Good Housekeeping USA looks at the women who stood up for what they believed in and initiated change, improving the lives of women forever. This issue also unveils the results of a reader vote for the top 10 women who deserve special recognition. Readers voted for the women whose nerve, imagination and passion have changed history, with the following result:
1. Oprah Winfrey: Queen of all media
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton: Secretary of State, former First Lady, former US Senator
3. Mother Teresa: Missionaries of Charity Founder
4. Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Activist
5. Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady, US delegate to the UN, Human Rights Activist
6. Michelle Obama: first African-American First Lady
7. Amelia Earhart: first woman to fly across the Atlantic
8. Princess Diana: Royal and Humanitarian
9. Marie Curie: first woman to receive a Nobel Prize
10. Margaret Thatcher: first female Prime Minister of Britain
Generations of women have followed Good Housekeeping USA for practical strategies and solutions in their day to day life, say the publishers. Each month readers get their fix of time-saving tips, recipes and stylish, affordable fashion and beauty, along with information and advice about relationships, parenting, heath and wellness.
