[1] The magazine was founded in 1903 by Yoshikazu and Hani Motoko, under the name Katei no Tomo (Japanese: The Family Friend).
[4] The readers were primarily the middle-class women living in the newly established urban centres.
[4] The original goal was to make the status of women much better which reflected the Christian liberal views of the magazine founder Hani Motoko.
[5] The magazine has mostly covered articles which aim to provide practical help them in daily life.
[4] Abe Isoo was among the contributors of Fujin no Tomo[3] which is published on a monthly basis.