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Jean Wishart
Born

Jean Boughton Wishart


(1920-10-08)8 October 1920
Auckland, New Zealand
Died16 November 2016(2016-11-16) (aged 96)
Auckland, New Zealand
Known forEditor of New Zealand Woman's Weekly (1952–1985)

Jean Boughton Wishart OBE (8 October 1920 – 16 November 2016) was a New Zealand journalist who was the editor of the New Zealand Woman's Weekly from 1952 until 1985.

Biography

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Born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on 8 October 1920, Wishart was the daughter of Florence Olivia Marianne Wishart (née Cadman) and Robert Wishart.[1][2] She was educated at Epsom Girls' Grammar School and joined the New Zealand Woman's Weekly as an office girl when she left school.[3][4] She eventually rose to become the magazine's editor in 1952. During her 33-year tenure as editor—the longest in the magazine's history—circulation increased from about 100,000 to a peak of 250,000 in the early 1980s.[4]

She served as a director of NZ News Ltd from 1975, and was a member of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.[4]

In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wishart was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to journalism.[5]

Wishart never married. She died in Auckland on 16 November 2016 at the age of 96.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Brookes, Barbara. "Wishart, Jean Boughton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  • ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 12 October 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  • ^ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 291. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
  • ^ a b c d Akoorie, Natalie (16 November 2016). "Legendary Woman's Weekly editor Jean Wishart dies aged 96". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  • ^ "No. 50155". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 15 June 1985. p. 2.

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