How to Pitch: Ms.

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Circulation: 100,000
Frequency: Quarterly
Special issues: None

Background: In 1971, during the height of America's modern women's movement, Ms. was born as the first mainstream feminist publication. "It was defining feminism for a generation of women," says senior editor Michele Kort.

Today, despite numerous changes in ownership, the goal and purpose of the magazine remains the same. "Ms. aims to inform, inspire and empower a world community of feminists to take action to achieve global justice and equality," explains Kort. And you can count on Ms. to feature the most progressive and forward-thinking feminist minds in an effort to continue to "put a feminist lens on politics, culture, society and global issues."

The Feminist Majority Foundation has been publishing Ms. for the last nine years, and in that time the publication has taken a stronger political focus and become more of a tool to engage women and encourage them to become active participants in the feminist movement.

Kort counts Bitch and Bust as the closest competitors, though she is careful to add that Ms. truly operates in its own niche, as Bitch focuses almost solely on women's culture, and Bust has a "girly" spin. "We are probably more closely related to political commentary magazines like Mother Jones, but again with a feminist eye on everything," she says. "'What does it mean for women?' is the question we ask for every story we have."...

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