Rosie Boycott
| Rosie Boycott | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rosel Marie Boycott 13 May 1951 St. Helier, Jersey |
| Education | University of Kent |
| Occupation | Journalist and editor |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Howard |
Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott (born 13 May 1951) is a British journalist and feminist.
The daughter of Major Charles Boycott and Betty Le Sueur Boycott, Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott was born in St Helier, Jersey. She was educated at the independent Cheltenham Ladies' College and read mathematics at the University of Kent. After working briefly for the radical magazine Friends in 1971, she co-founded the feminist magazine Spare Rib in 1971 with Marsha Rowe. Two years later she and Rowe became directors of Virago Press, a publishing concern committed to women's writing, with Carmen Callil, who had founded the company the previous year.
From 1992–96, she was editor of the UK edition of men's magazine Esquire. She headed both The Independent and its sister publication the Independent on Sunday (1996–98). While editing the Independent on Sunday in 1997, she campaigned for the decriminalisation of cannabis use by individuals, earning her the nickname "Rizla Rosie". She addressed the Decriminalise Cannabis rally in London's Trafalgar Square on 28 March 1998.
Later, she edited the Daily Express (May 1998–January 2001), leaving soon after the newspaper was bought by Richard Desmond, who replaced her with Chris Williams. She is currently the Travel Editor for The Oldie magazine and hosts The Oldie Travel Awards each year.
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