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The cost in 2010 will be £9 for 6 issues. Contact your local branch
leader to subscribe or Contact
Us for further information. |
| The first
publication came into being simply because of the popularity of Mary
Sumner’s idea of a union of mothers. By the late 1880s she was no
longer capable of visiting the many new branches which were
springing up, nor could she personally correspond with members. |
| The solution
to these ‘problems’ was provided by Madalene Jenkyns (later Lady
Jenkyns, an experienced publisher living in the Winchester diocese).
She offered to edit a quarterly printed leaflet, the Mothers’
Union Journal, in which Mary Sumner could promote the organisation,
give advice to members and foster unity in a movement which was
rapidly growing but needed a formal structure. |
| Other
publications to follow were Mothers in Council and MU News. |
| The
Mothers’ Union Journal was aimed at the widest possible audience,
which meant it had to appeal to ordinary women with little education
or money – ‘the cottage mothers’, as they were called. The
editor believed that the Journal had to reflect the lifestyle and
needs of its readers if the MU was to be meaningful in their lives. |
| In 1954, the
Journal was changed to Home & Family and the magazine underwent
modernisation. |
| Since the
1950s, Home & Family has continued to evolve, with progressive
use of colour and design, and many new features. Building on a
century of success through the printed word, the MU continues to use
every means at its disposal to communicate its mission. |
Information from the Mothers'
Union Central Site. |
