1. Helen Berry Andelin was the founder of the Fascinating Womanhood Movement, beginning with the women's marriage classes she taught in the early 1960s.
10 Facts About Helen Andelin
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Helen Andelin graduated from Phoenix Union High School and attended Brigham Young University, where she majored in Home Economics.
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Helen Andelin wrote the book Fascinating Womanhood in 1963 to correspond with the marriage enrichment classes she taught in Central California.
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Helen Andelin sold approximately 300,000 copies from her garage through a publishing firm she and her husband founded, Pacific Press Santa Barbara.
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Helen Andelin hosted a website on which she gave advice on marriage and motherhood.
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Helen Andelin designed The Domestic Goddess Planning Notebook to help women keep their busy lives organized.
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Helen Andelin wrote and produced student workbooks for both Fascinating Womanhood and The Fascinating Girl.
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Helen Andelin was interviewed by Michael Douglas, Larry King, Phil Donahue, Hugh Downs, and Barbara Walters.
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Helen Andelin appeared in the March 10,1975 issue of Time magazine, in an article called "Total Fascination".
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Helen Andelin died at her daughter Virginia Leavitt's home on June 7,2009, in Pierce City, Missouri.