Marjorie Hillis

Marjorie Hillis worked for Vogue magazine for more than 20 years. She was part of a growing number of independent professionals who lived alone by personal choice. In 1936 she wrote The Pleasure of Living Alone , the guide for "single women" (who became known as 'livealoners'); the book was an instant bestseller. Three years after the book's publication, at the age of 49, Hillis lovingly bade farewell to singleness, marrying T. H. Roulston.

Marjorie Hillis worked for Vogue magazine for more than 20 years. She was part of a growing number of independent professionals who lived alone by personal choice. In 1936 she wrote The Pleasure of Living Alone , the guide for "single women" (who became known as 'livealoners'); the book was an instant bestseller. Three years after the book's publication, at the age of 49, Hillis lovingly bade farewell to singleness, marrying T. H. Roulston. See less