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A copy of the January-February 1976 issue of the Fermières’ magazine, La Revue des Fermières

An open binder containing issues of the Fermières’ magazine. On the left, an advertisement from the company Phentex is on the back cover of one issue. On the right, on the cover of another issue, the title “La Revue des Fermières” appears in white letters and there is a photo of a woman in an armchair. She is wearing earphones and holding a newspaper. On the floor next to her are a glass and cigarettes. A turquoise banner at the top of the page reads: “What is my husband’s place in the home?”

Source: Cercle de Fermières Saint-Eustache collection

Year: 2020

Photograph: Mélissa Gariépy

Over the course of their history, the Cercles de Fermières have had a number of different magazines. La Bonne Fermière (1920 to 1930) became La Revue des Fermières (1940 to 1944), then Terre et Foyer (1945 to 1970). In 1974, it reverted to La Revue des Fermières. This edition offers articles on a range of topics such as the husband’s place in the family home, good back posture, plastic surgery, and trendy outfits for women, as well as a crochet pattern for a hooded romper, a fléché (finger weaving) sash design, and steak recipes. Since 1990, the magazine L’Actuelle (first introduced as L’Actuel) has been published by the Cercles de Fermières. It contains interviews, news items, columns, recipes, patterns of all kinds, and information about the Cercles throughout the province.