The magazine was established in 1924,[1] and its first issue appeared in 1925.[2][3] Its original title was Het Modeblad.[3] It was published by n.v. Het Rijk der Vrouw which was part of a company owned by Jan Meuwissen.[3] The focus of the magazine was on fashion for women and girls.[3] The magazine was renamed as Het Rijk der Vrouw in 1931 after it was redesigned.[3]
Femmes d'Aujourd'hui was its sister publication, and both magazines were acquired by the publishing company J. Hoste in 1975.[3] Later, Het Rijk der Vrouw became part of Almaspar.[4] Mediaxis bought the magazine in 1990.[3]
It was a conservative magazine emphasizing family values and connoisseurship.[2][5] Its target audience was young women as well as experienced housewives.[6] The magazine covered articles on fashion, home decoration and marriage.[6] It also featured photonovels from the issue 617 dated 27 February 1957.[3]
In 1990 Het Rijk der Vrouw went bankrupt and then, merged with Libelle, another Belgian women's magazine.[7][8]