Seymour attended
Dana Hall School in
Wellesley, Massachusetts, graduating in 1974. She then attended
Duke University. In an interview with
Duke Magazine, she said that she started as a biology major, but did not want to be a
pre-med. She changed to English and interned for
Durham Herald-Sun and
Seventeen. She worked as a reporter for ''
Women's Wear Daily and graduated in 1978. She worked at Vogue from 1982 to 1992 where she originated the "Upfront" section and served as senior editor in books, fashion, and features. In 1993, she joined Glamour magazine as a beauty director, and became editor-in-chief of YM'' in 1997. Seymour was named editor-in-chief of
More magazine in January 2008. During her tenure, the magazine was named to Mediaweek's 2010 Hot List, and dubbed 'The Vanity Fair for Women' by marketers. While Seymour was editor-in-chief, former First Lady
Michelle Obama guest-edited their July/August issue, and was the first First Lady to do so. In February 2016,
Meredith Corporation announced that
More would cease publication. A spokesperson said that the magazine was "particularly hard hit during the recession of the late 2000s". Seymour said that "you didn't have to be a rocket scientist to know this is not a stable business." Seymour returned to school where she got a master's degree in sustainability from
Columbia University. In February 2018, Seymour founded CoveyClub, which CNN described as "an online club connecting women 40 and older through content, connections and events." She says that readers of her previous writing reached out to her and "encouraged" her to "do something else to reach women over 40." == Personal life ==