Queenie

Commentary
Queenie

All the Queenie magazines with their wit, bawdy humour, coverage of College activities and intellectual repartee (or a little of the latter at least) were much anticipated by all students.

The arrival of women in College saw a change in Queenie. In 1979/80 the magazine was edited by a group of men and there were a couple of articles about men’s confusion and worry about how best to interact with the women. One article likened them to “aliens”!

By 1980/81 the editorial team was a mix of men and women and the articles were more balanced, but there were still one or two where the writers complained about being disappointed in the women in College. By 1981/82 the editorial team was still mixed and women in the College were no longer a topic of interest!