Jean Wishart
New Zealand magazine editor (1920–2016)
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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.
8 October 1920
Jean Wishart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Boughton Wishart 8 October 1920 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 16 November 2016 (aged 96) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Known for | Editor of New Zealand Woman's Weekly (1952–1985) |
Biography
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, becoming the first women to be appointed to the board of a public company, she was also a member of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.[4][5]
In the 1985 Queen's Birthday Honours, Wishart was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to journalism.[6]
Wishart never married. She died in Auckland on 16 November 2016 at the age of 96.[4]
