Beatrijs: Katholiek weekblad voor de vrouw was a Dutch Catholic weekly magazine for women.
[1] Beatrijs, referred to as the first Catholic magazine for women in the country,[2] was founded on 5 January 1939 as a "typical" traditional women's magazine, resembling Margriet and Libelle, with articles on fashion, cooking, home and family life.
[3] Compared to the other two magazines, content in Beatrijs was more modest, and did not feature such clothes as short skirts and low-cut blouses.
[4] At its first appearance already the resemblance between Beatrijs and Libelle was noted, supported by the fact that both were published by the same press, and the suggestion was made that Beatrijs was published only to push Marijke, the somewhat similar bi-weekly publication of the Association of Roman Catholic Women's Organizations.
[5] Before World War II Beatrijs was printed soberly and on cheap paper, in black and white.