Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Helen Gurley Brown
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Helen Gurley Brown Marker
Wrote best selling book, Sex and the Single Girl 1962 Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, 1965-1996 Author of seven best selling books on the role of women Winner of three Frances Holmes Advertising Copywriters awards
Green Forest, Arkansas Inducted 2001
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 34° 30.64′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hubert Geese Ausbie (here, next to this marker); Sonny Burgess and The Pacers (here, next to this marker); Randy Goodrum (here, next to this marker); Pat Day (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fairchild
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Also see . . . Helen Gurley Brown (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Helen Marie Gurley was born February 18, 1922, in Green Forest, Arkansas. In 1959, she married David Brown, who later became a noted film producer. In 1962, Brown's book Sex and the Single Girl was published in 28 countries, and stayed on the bestseller lists for over a year. In 1965, Brown became editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, then a literary magazine famed for high-toned content, and reinvented it as a magazine for the modern single career-woman. In the 1960s, Brown was an outspoken advocate of women's sexual freedom and sought to provide women with role models in her magazine. By 1996, Cosmopolitan ranked sixth at the newsstand and, for the 16th straight year, ranked first in bookstores on college campuses. After being gently let go, at age 74 due to her increasing disconnection from young women, Brown stayed on at Hearst publishing and remained(Submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)the international editor for all 59 international editions of Cosmo until her death on August 13, 2012.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Helen Gurley Brown MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the left of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
