From Michael Mellor, Brooklyn, NY (Editor, 1984-2002):

An entire century! Did Matilda Ziegler foresee that her generosity in 1907 would still benefit blind people 100 years later? I suspect she did, for she was determined to "ameliorate the condition of blindness," and had the foresight to set up a foundation to ensure that funding would always be available.

What would astound and delight her, I believe, are the technological marvels that now allow blind people to read the Ziegler in many different ways. How could she have foreseen that readers would be able virtually to pluck the magazine out of the air, using wireless technology, and carry it with them in a lightweight device?

By being willing to adapt and change, the Ziegler has, paradoxically, maintained its identity and kept the affection of its worldwide readers. What never changed was the willingness of its remarkably few editors (only seven) to listen to readers and give them what they want.

Here's to the next century!