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An American monthly publication published from 1873 to 1957, Woman's Home Companion was initially published out of Cleveland as The Home Companion. It was acquired by Mast, Crowell and Kirkpatrick (later Crowell Publishing) in 1883, and three years later given a new name - Ladies Home Companion. Featuring articles, advice and instructions on homemaking activities such as crochet, embroidery, cookery, crockery, housekeeping, the magazine also included short fiction and information of fashion. In 1897, Mast, Crowell and Kirkpatrick changed the title to Woman's Home Companion, preserving much of the previous content.

The most influential editor of Woman's Home Companion was Gertrude Battles Lane (1874-1941) who ran the magazine from 1911 until a few months before her death. Under her directorship each issue featured two serials, four to five short stories, six specials and many monthly departments.

Woman's Home Companion came to an end January 1957, a month after Crowell-Collier's closed down it operations in Springfield, Ohio.