48-565: The Ribbon may refer to: The Ribbon International The Ribbon, Sydney Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Ribbon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ribbon&oldid=1184721185 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
96-600: A McCall's column, "If You Ask Me". The former First Lady gave brief answers to questions sent into the magazine. Starting in May 1951, and lasting until at least 1995, Betsy McCall paper dolls were printed in most issues. Children could cut out the printed dolls and clothing, or for a small fee (10¢ in 1957, 25¢ in 1967) paper dolls printed on cardboard could be ordered. Betsy McCall became so popular that various sized vinyl dolls were produced by Ideal and American Character Dolls . Another popular feature which ran for many years
144-413: A "Togetherness" slogan; it was announced that the magazine would no longer be just for women, but aimed at the entire family. During this time period paid circulation was 4.5 million per issue. In 1953, financier Norton Simon began purchasing shares of McCall Corporation, and in 1956, Simon's group of investors was in control of the corporation. In 1958, Simon named Arthur B. Langlie as president of
192-473: A Ribbon in their community, or give a panel as a gift to someone who is engaged in promoting peace, environmental causes, or disarmament. New panels continue to be created for display at various environmental and peace events. Ribbons have been given to the New York City Council , Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev , Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi , and Pope John Paul II . Panels from
240-498: A documentary about the event. The documentary film The Ribbon Starts Here , was produced by Academy Award-winning film maker Nigel Noble , and directed by Nigel Noble and Hilary Raff Lindsay; Nobel Enterprises. The video was released in 1988. After August 4, state coordinators returned home with their Ribbon panels, which were then displayed in libraries, schools, and museums, and used in parades and events. Historical societies and universities now house historical information about
288-510: A means of advertising his patterns, McCall founded a four-page fashion journal entitled The Queen: Illustrating McCall's Bazaar Glove-Fitting Patterns . When McCall died in 1884, his widow became president of McCall Company, and hired Mrs. George Bladsworth as magazine editor. Mrs. Bladsworth held the position until 1891. Though still mainly a vehicle to sell McCall's sewing patterns, The Queen began to publish homemaking and handiwork information, and by 1890 had expanded to 12 pages. In 1891,
336-637: A performance by the Howard University Gospel Choir. Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings were in attendance both at the church service and during The Ribbon event the next day. When all 27,000 individual panels were joined on August 4, it created a ribbon 18 miles (29 km) long. Don Wilcox of The Craft Report described it as "the largest collaborative craft event in American history". The Ribbon wrapped around
384-786: A readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. The publication was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873. In 1897 it was renamed McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion (later shortened to McCall's ) and subsequently grew in size to become a large-format glossy. It was one of the " Seven Sisters " group of women's service magazines. McCall's published fiction by such well-known authors as Alice Adams , Lester Atwell , Ray Bradbury , Gelett Burgess , Willa Cather , Jack Finney , F. Scott Fitzgerald , Barbara Garson , John Steinbeck , Tim O'Brien , Tony J. Caridi , Anne Tyler and Kurt Vonnegut . From June 1949 until her death in November 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote
432-436: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Ribbon International The Ribbon International is a United Nations non-governmental organization that created a large decorated cloth promoting nuclear disarmament and care and protection of the earth. In an event held on August 4, 1985, panels were connected in an 18 miles (29 km) long strip stretching from
480-605: The Pritzker family in 1973. Norton Simon kept the McCall pattern business, which continues under different ownership. In 1986, McCall's Publishing Company was bought by Time Inc. and Lang Communications. In 1989, McCall's was sold to The New York Times Company , and in 1994, German-based Gruner + Jahr announced plans to purchase their magazine business. Gruner + Jahr rebranded the magazine as Rosie before selling it to Meredith Corporation in 2003. Throughout these transitions,
528-574: The Quakers , and 29 other Christian denominations , provided information on how to construct the panels. More than 3,000 Ribbon panels were contributed by this group. The California delegation contributed over 3,000 panels for the Ribbon event. In 1984, they created a display of panels that surrounded Lake Merritt in Oakland . The California group also sent panels to Hiroshima for a Ribbon event that
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#1732773330623576-689: The World Trade Center . After the September 11 attacks , Merritt called the Ribbon the "Ribbon of Tangible Hope". She wanted to create a Ribbon long enough to stretch from the United Nations to the World Trade Center Memorial site and to a Muslim shrine. The Ribbon Committee worked with New York City Council on Nuclear Weapons Abolition Day, held April 28, 2004. Over the years, Church Women United has wrapped
624-706: The "Togetherness" slant, and came up with a new slogan, "First Magazine For Women." He introduced additional color pages, and used more fiction. In 1962 Mayes became president and CEO of McCall Corporation. From 1962 to 1965, John Mack Carter was editor of McCall's . Under his leadership, circulation rose to 8.4 million, making it the third most popular magazine in the United States after Reader's Digest and TV Guide . In 1965, Carter left to become editor of Ladies' Home Journal . A rapid succession of editors followed Carter, including Robert Stein and James Fixx. In 1969, Life magazine columnist Shana Alexander
672-504: The 40th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . The Ribbon was made in the three years leading up to the Pentagon event from hundreds of panels created by local groups co-ordinated nationally by Mary Frances Jaster of Denver with state co-ordinators. Each 36 by 18 inches (91 by 46 cm) panel used embroidery, quilting, painting and other techniques. The makers were invited to convey their thoughts and emotions in
720-444: The McCall pattern business remained separate and continued under different ownership. In 2000, entertainer Rosie O'Donnell became editorial director of McCall's . In 2001 McCall's was renamed Rosie . O'Donnell stated, "I wanted a magazine that celebrates real women, that understands that they care about more than waistlines or the latest makeup styles or fashions, that they want to be relevant and help each other and care about
768-728: The National Mall, and around the U.S. Capitol Building . It then turned west along the north side of the National Mall, went around the Ellipse by the White House, passed the Lincoln Memorial, crossed the Potomac River again and returned to the Pentagon. When the chain of panels was completed, hundreds of balloons were released near the Lincoln Memorial. The entire route was lined with people, and crowds gathered at
816-545: The National Textile Museum. The Ribbon evolved into The Ribbon International in the late 1980s, and became a United Nations Non Governmental Organization in 1991. Ribbon events can be held for special designated days such as the International Day of Peace (September 21), Earth Day (April 21), special prayer days or other events. Any individual or group can create a panel for a Ribbon, start
864-458: The Pentagon into Washington D.C. The event was covered in the film The Ribbon Starts Here by Nigel Noble (1988). Individual sections of the Ribbon are exhibited internationally. In 1991, The Ribbon International became a United Nations Non Governmental Organization. Ribbon events can be held for special designated days such as the International Day of Peace (September 21), Earth Day (April 21), special prayer days or other events. Panels from
912-840: The Pentagon building, through the Pentagon parking lot, down the foot paths alongside the Jefferson Davis Highway and Washington Boulevard , crossed the Potomac River into Washington D.C. at the Arlington Memorial Bridge , and travelled into the National Mall area. The Ribbon then went past the Lincoln Memorial , along the south side of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool , continuing east along
960-807: The Ribbon and archival collections of panels. Some of the Ribbons and panels were selected as gallery pieces, and are on display in The Peace Museum in Chicago. Sixty Ribbons were selected by the Smithsonian Institution for its political history collection, and others were given to the United Nations . The Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas hosts a major collection of panels and documentation. Panels were also sent to
1008-538: The Ribbon around numerous sites. The group held a peace litany joining "the Ribbon of Tangible Hope" in the state capital building in Oklahoma City on the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing . McCall%27s McCall's was a monthly American women's magazine , published by the McCall Corporation , that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at
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#17327733306231056-557: The Ribbon in their offices. Every year the municipality and city of Lugansk , Ukraine takes part in the Ribbon project. Annual events are held in Marion and Gas City, Indiana , and in Lake Havasu , Arizona , where people create Ribbons and hold a Ribbon event for United Nations Day (October 24) or other peace related days. In Japan, the city of Hiroshima includes Ribbons and prayers for peace in their annual commemoration of
1104-861: The Ribbon were displayed at the United Nations Decade for Women international conference in Nairobi in 1985, and others were used by members of Women for a Meaningful Summit at their demonstration at the Geneva Summit (1985) . Ribbons were used at peace demonstrations at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site , and the Horse Creek Missile Silo near Cheyenne, Wyoming , and the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament in 1986. In 2000, with
1152-464: The Ribbon were displayed at the United Nations Decade for Women international conference in Nairobi in 1985, and others were used by members of Women for a Meaningful Summit at their demonstration at the Geneva Summit (1985) . Ribbons were used at peace demonstrations at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site , and the Horse Creek Missile Silo near Cheyenne, Wyoming , and the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament in 1986. The Ribbon International
1200-552: The Washington event with her group Peace Links, a national nonpartisan organization of women who oppose the nuclear arms buildup.{ Organizers planned a 10-to-15-mile (16 to 24 km) route through Washington D.C., and met with various police authorities and the National Park Service to obtain the required permits. Security was of utmost importance; the course from Virginia into Washington travelled past some of
1248-430: The company. Otis Wiese, who had been vice president, as well as editor and publisher of McCall's , had expected to be named president. When Langlie was named to the position, Wiese and a number of staffers resigned in protest. A Business Week article stated "The house of togetherness had come apart at the seams." Simon replaced Wiese with Herbert Mayes , who had been editor of Good Housekeeping . Mayes did away with
1296-592: The first "magazine with a national circulation which has ever paid tribute to the public service record of any group in radio and television," with the Golden Mikes being "the only awards given exclusively to women Broadcasters and Executives for public service accomplishments in the communications field." Award criteria were based "exclusively on civic engagement, community service, charity, health and safety.... Judges were commissioners of education, presidents of women's clubs, and senators ." The 1964 awards ceremony
1344-569: The first women's magazine to print a complete novel in one issue. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, and Otis Wiese immediately revamped the February 1942 issue then in preparation. A frilly valentine cover was replaced with a woman wearing an "I've Enlisted" consumer pledge button. Readers were asked to sign a pledge that stated "As a consumer, in the total defense of democracy, I will do my part to make my country ready, efficient and strong. I will buy carefully. I will take good care of
1392-581: The front page of the Washington Post (Saperstein 1985, Kastor 1985, McGrory 1985 ) after the event. The Ribbon was covered by major radio and television networks. Merritt appeared on Good Morning America in June and August (before the event) and again in November 1985. Panels were received from contributors in every state in the United States. Every state and many towns and organizations held Ribbon joining events. Panels were received from all over
1440-913: The help of Betty Bumpers and her group Peace Links, the Ribbon International United Nations Non Governmental Committee gave each U.S. congressional leader a Ribbon for the United Nations International Year for the Culture of Peace , and for the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World , 2001–2010. Some congressional leaders displayed
1488-612: The judge ruled against both sides and dismissed the case. Gruner + Jahr exited the U.S. magazine business in 2005, selling its women's magazine portfolio to the Meredith Corporation and its business magazine portfolio to Mansueto Ventures. From 1951 to 1967, McCall's , in partnership with American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT), presented the Golden Mike Award for Women in Radio and Television, making it
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1536-493: The magazine's name became The Queen of Fashion , and the cost for a year's subscription was 30 cents. In 1893, James Henry Ottley took over the McCall Company. He increased the subscription price to 50 cents a year, increased the number of pages to between 16 and 30 per issue, and began to publish articles on children's issues, health, beauty, and foreign travel. In order to reflect the magazine's expanded range of topics,
1584-493: The most important buildings and monuments in the country. Forty-nine churches and one senior's center in the Washington area hosted individual state delegations and participants. The churches held a reception for attendees and provided bag lunches, lodging, and transportation. Host churches also displayed panels. The interfaith service for peace, held on August 3 at the Washington National Cathedral ,
1632-450: The name was changed to McCall's Magazine—The Queen of Fashion in 1897. In time, the name would be shortened to McCall's. Despite the name changes, for many years information on McCall's patterns filled an average of 20 percent of the magazine's pages. In 1913, the magazine was purchased by the banking firm of White Weld & Co. , which organized the McCall Corporation under the direction of president Edward Alfred Simmons. In 1917,
1680-674: The nuclear bombing. In Israel , Interns for Peace works with Israeli and Palestinian youth to stage Ribbon events, joining them together at the Gaza Strip . In New Zealand , people joined Ribbons around the United States and Russian Embassies in Wellington . From 2002 to 2012, the Ribbon committee in New York City annually joined Ribbons, starting at the United Nations Headquarters and travelling to
1728-738: The panels, with their story on the back. Friends, relatives, places of worship, and other organizations helped spread Merritt's idea throughout the United States and around the world. Local newsletters and arts and crafts magazines such as Fibre Art , Handwoven , and Quilter's Newsletter Magazine helped publicize the project. Stories leading up to the Pentagon event appeared in over 2,500 publications, including local newspapers and national publications such as McCall's (Gittelson 1985), Mother Jones (Robinson 1985), People (Grogan and Chandler 1985), and Vogue magazine (L. Davis 1985). Coverage appeared in Time magazine (Pierce 1985) and on
1776-460: The post-war era, fiction was no longer such an important draw for readers; they wanted more articles and picture spreads. To provide lively nonfiction Wiese hired two former Look magazine editors. Daniel Danforth Mich became editorial director, and Henry Ehrlich was named managing editor. McCall's Three Magazines in One format was discontinued in 1950. In 1954 Wiese began to reformat McCall's with
1824-662: The price was raised to 10 cents per issue. In 1922, Harry Payne Burton became editor, and for the first time such well-known fiction writers as Kathleen Norris , Harold Bell Wright , Zane Grey and Booth Tarkington had stories published in McCall's. In 1928, the 23-year-old associate editor, Otis Wiese, was promoted to editor. He believed "women were ready for more significant fiction than Gene Stratton-Porter " and suggested that McCall's sell Burton's acquisitions of popular fiction to Ladies Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion . Such radical ideas caused Wiese to be fired at least six times within his first year as editor, but he
1872-424: The things I have. I will waste nothing." Within three weeks, 150,000 readers signed the pledge and sent in a coupon printed in the magazine. During World War II, all women's magazines took on a patriotic slant, but McCall's received much positive press coverage for being the first magazine to do so. McCall's began a "Washington Newsletter" section, which provided information on rationing and conservation. During
1920-511: The three designated speaking areas (the Pentagon, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Capitol). Singers, including Pete Seeger and Tom Chapin , rotated between the three stage areas, performing anti-war songs. Newspapers estimated a total attendance of 30,000 to 100,000 people. Video filming was done by numerous individuals, and professional television video personnel from New York and Washington, D.C., who donated their time and equipment to create
1968-736: The world, including Russia, England, Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico. A group of women with Church Women United led a grassroots effort around the country, making panels and assisting with preparations in Washington. Their newsletter, which was sent to a half a million members of the Catholic Church , the Russian Orthodox Church in America, the Salvation Army ,
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2016-419: The world." Rosie ceased publication at the end of 2002. O'Donnell said in a statement, "I decided I could not participate in a magazine that bears my name when I could not be assured it would reflect my vision, values and editorial direction." After publication of the long-running magazine ended, a highly publicized legal battle between O'Donnell and the publisher, Gruner + Jahr , began in 2003. Ultimately,
2064-431: Was always rehired because, as he put it, "there was no one else around the place with ideas." In 1932, Wiese changed the format to what he called Three Magazines in One. Three sections—News and Fiction, Homemaking, Style and Beauty—had their own cover, and each contained ads tailored to its contents. A survey was conducted that showed fiction was a major attraction for female magazine readers, and in 1937 McCall's became
2112-495: Was attended by 5,000 people. Cathedral staff reported that it was the second-largest crowd ever hosted in the building. Over 4,000 panels were on display during the service. Each pew was decorated, and additional Ribbons were draped and tied in various locations around the building. Twenty bagpipers in Highland dress led a procession of 200 people carrying Ribbons into the cathedral. The service also included dancing, meditation, and
2160-647: Was created in 1982 as a protest against nuclear war by Justine Merritt (1924–2009) Following a trip to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima , Japan, in 1975, Merritt conceived the idea of wrapping the Pentagon with a mile of ribbon to recall (in Merritt's words) "that we love the earth and its people," which is analogous with tying a string around one's finger to remember something. The event took place on August 4, 1985,
2208-705: Was going to surround the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the same day as the Pentagon event. Marie Dennis Grosso, Joan Urbanczyk, and Margaret Schellenberg of the Center for a New Creation (a peace group in Arlington , Virginia) coordinated the Washington event. The center concentrated on peacemaking, poverty and economic justice, human rights, and women's issues. Betty Bumpers , an advocate for world peace and wife of former U.S. Senator and Governor of Arkansas Dale Bumpers , also worked on preparations for
2256-531: Was named editor. Alexander had no editing experience, and at the time of her appointment stated "I have to educate myself about women's magazines, but I think I know something about women." Alexander left in 1971. Robert Stein was editor from 1972 to 1986. During Stein's tenure, McCalls gained the slogan / subtitle "The Magazine for Suburban Women." After Stein left, the quick turnover of editors returned. Ownership of McCall's began to change nearly as fast as editors came and went. Norton Simon sold McCall's to
2304-534: Was the cartoon panel It's All in the Family by Stan and Jan Berenstain . A pair of pioneering female illustrators, Jessie Willcox Smith and Neysa McMein , drew dozens of McCall's cover portraits. Film critic Pauline Kael worked at McCall's from 1965 to 1966, and was reportedly fired after writing a highly unfavorable review of The Sound of Music . In 1870, Scottish immigrant James McCall began designing and printing his own line of sewing patterns. As
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