Born

15 October 1887
Ulmarra, New South Wales, Australia

Died

28 October 1974
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation

Editor, Journalist, Print Journalist and Teacher

Alternative Names

• Archibald, Alice Mabel (birth name)
• Mrs J. (nickname)

Summary

Alice Jackson was a journalist and editor who was on the staff of the Australian Women's Weekly from its inception in 1933. Prior to working for the AWW, she enjoyed stints on Smith's Weekly and the Sydney Daily Telegraph. She was formally appointed editor of the AWW in 1939 - the first woman editor of the magazine which, by then, had an all female heirarchy. She is credited with establishing the national distribution system that made the AWW so attractive to advertisers.