Easter Illustrations from Hippolyta Home & Garden Magazine (Patreon)

First published as a newsletter in 1912, Hippolyta Home & Garden was developed for an audience of Boomgirl recipients who were growing (and growing!) from young adulthood into domestic life. As muscular, physically powerful wives and mothers, traditional women's magazines had little to say to them. But HH&G's popular advice columns and essays addressed the concerns of brawny brides and musclebound moms in a way no other publication did. A sample from the early years:

• Help! My Skinny Husband is Embarrassed to Have Less than a Third of My Strength!
• Amateur Carpentry Tips for a Lady who Breaks a Cabinet or Knocks a Door Off its Hinges
• Proper Form for Lifting Garden Pallets Without a Wheelbarrow or Forklift
• Is it Normal that My Husband Always Touches my Muscles?
• Muscle-Building Tips for the Strong Lady who Wants to Get Even Stronger!
• The Singer Sewing Machine Company's Shoulders & Sleeves Secrets for Women Who Can Never Find Anything That Fits

How many advice columns would address women whose husbands were mortified to discover themselves to have only a small fraction of wives' strength? The magazine soon became a necessity for any woman who was as strong as a man, or stronger. By 1922 the audience had grown so significantly that the newsletter became a full-sized magazine, printed with select full-page color illustrations from some of the leading commercial artists in America and Europe.

In honor of today's holiday, attached are samples of Easter time illustrations, from different periods of HH&G's 75+ year history.