Women's Stories in Le Mercure Galant (1672-1710)

What do women want to read? Jean Donneau de Vise, the founder and editor in chief of Le Mercure Galant, one of France's first newspapers, was arguably the first journalist to ask this question and to recognize and capitalize upon the influence of female readers and their social networks. By including "e;custom content"e; and performing the act of listening to women, Le Mercure Galant situates itse...