Background
Anne Hepple Batty was born on 16 October 1877 in Widdrington, Northumberland, England.
Anne Hepple Batty was born on 16 October 1877 in Widdrington, Northumberland, England.
She was the first editor of The Woman"s Magazine in London from 1931 to 1934. They lived in Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England and other locations in the Berwickshire area. In the 1930s Anne moved to London to become editor of The Woman"s Magazine, a monthly publication around 30 pages in length, costing a shilling.
Her name was prominently displayed on the front cover of the magazine under the title.
She answered readers’ questions in a column, “Letters Grave and Gay”, and in 1933 and 1934, wrote an editorial page. The magazine mixed fiction with practical articles on dress making, cooking, decorating, travel et cetera
A number of her short stories appeared in the magazine, and some of her novels were serialized there before being published in book form. Anne Hepple Dickinson died at her daughter"s house in Kendal, Westmorland, England on 10 November 1959.