Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire Matip Marie-Claire-Eléonore-Débochère Matip (born 1938) is a Cameroonian writer living in Paris. The daughter of a tribal leader, she was born in Eséka; her father had about fifty children from several different mothers. She was schooled at home at first and then attended school locally. Then, she studied at a college for girls in Douala, where she wrote her novel "Ngonda". In 1956, she won a contest sponsored by "Elle" magazine and Air France that allowed her to travel to France; she returned the following year. In 1958, she studied for her baccalauréat at the Lycée Général Leclerc in
Annabelle (magazine) Annabelle (magazine) Annabelle is a German language women's fashion magazine. However, it also covers feminist issues and initiated several campaigns about improving women's social status. The magazine is called the "Marie Claire" of Switzerland. Its headquarters is in Zurich. "Annabelle" was established in 1938 and the first issue was published on 1 March 1938. The idea to launch "Annabelle" was developed by the publishers Karl von Schumacher and Manuel Gasser. The founder and the launching editor was Mabel Zuppinger, an Austrian woman living in Zurich. The magazine is part of, and published by, Tamedia. It was published monthly, later increasing