Helen Gurley Brown magazine written by men to one of the most widely sold women's magazines, now available in more than 100 countries. When she began at the magazine, Brown had no editing experience. Her take on the magazine was to be frank when talking about sex in this new version of "Cosmopolitan". "Sex and the Single Girl" gave Brown the formula that is today's "Cosmopolitan". She gave women the freedom to know that women do have sexual desires. "The New York Times" described the Cosmo Girl that Brown was after as "self-made, sexual and supremely ambitious. ... she looked great, wore fabulous
Helen S. Conant (1887) by Désiré Charnay from French with J. Gonino. Many of Conant's articles were published in various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Magazine and Harper's Weekly, for which her husband was managing editor from 1869 until his disappearance in 1885. Conant contributed many of her poems to various Harper & Brother publications, including Harper's Bazar, for which she was an editor. Helen S. Conant Helen Stevens Conant (October 9, 1839 – April 17, 1899) was an American author, poet, and translator. Helen Charlotte Peters Stevens was born to Abiel Stevens and Charlotte Stevens (née Peters) on October 9, 1839