Mademoiselle was "the magazine for smart young women." It was founded in 1935 and was written for college-educated women.
Editor Betsy Talbot Blackwell "pioneered in advancing the cause of American fashions through Mademoiselle at a time when Paris was the world fashion center…"
Each summer Mademoiselle held a competition to choose college women to work on the August issue. Poet Sylvia Plath was a contest winner in the 50s.
Under Blackwell's leadership Mademoiselle also had a literary element. They published short stories from authors like Tennessee Williams, Joyce Carol Oates, and Truman Capote.
Mademoiselle's final issue came out in 2001. The employees were moved to Glamour magazine.
The Betsy Talbot Blackwell papers at UW's American Heritage Center contain her records from Mademoiselle and other women's magazines.