Virginia Vane Says
Sources
The Winnipeg Tribune, from 1933-1944. The Tribune is available online here, and if you want to explore more old advice columns (or other articles, your call) – use the search function found here. Here are some search terms to get you started: Virginia Vane, Miss Vane, Problems of the Heart, Betty Vincent, Miss Vincent.
It’s February, which means it’s time for another deep dive into advice columns of years past. This year, we’re focusing on Virginia Vane Says (briefly called The Women’s Forum) – a column that ran in the Winnipeg Tribune from 1933-1944.
Pressing issues include: how do I stop my husband from wearing a hat I hate, should I tell my mother I secretly married a soldier, and how do I convince my first love to leave her husband for me (and do I kidnap her)?
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