Schoolgirls' Own Explained

Schoolgirls' Own
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Frequency:Weekly
Language:English
Editor Title:Editor
Editor2:Leonard Shields
Editor Title2:Illustrator
Staff Writer:Horace Phillips (as "Marjorie Stanton")
Publisher:Amalgamated Press
Firstdate:February 1921
Lastdate:May 1936
Finalnumber:798
Country:United Kingdom

The Schoolgirls' Own was a British weekly story paper aimed at girls. Published by, it was launched in February 1921 and ran for 798 issues until May 1936, when it was merged with a sister publication.

The main feature centred on the Morcove School, a "high class" girls' boarding school for the daughters of the aristocratic and the rich, although the school did also accept some pupils from working-class backgrounds. Cookery and needlework were also featured regularly, as it was at that time "considered vital that young girls knew how to cook and sew." All the Morcove stories were by Horace Phillips, using the pen name of "Marjorie Stanton."

The Friardale Website described Schoolgirls' Own thus: