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Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition. French culture as presented to middleclass america by. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. It was perhaps the most popular magazine for women in the nineteenth century with a circulation of 150,000 during the 1860s. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. March december 1839 magazine of belle letters fashions. Invite students to learn more about godey s most famous editor, sarah j. Poet, sarah josepha hale is best known for creating the nursery rhyme mary had a little lamb. Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books.
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Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898. Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the magazine provided. The mother of four agreed to the proposition, and godeys ladys book was born afresh, with significant influence by hale. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates.
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One of hales early observations, before she joined with godey, concerned her belief that much of what men had called an inferiority of womens minds was the result of what women were taught to do. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey in 1836, godey bought the bostonbased american ladies magazine, and merged it with his own magazine. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Liv january june 1857 each volume of godey s lady s book contains six monthly issues. Internet archive bookreader godey s lady s book 1862 jan june. Media in category godeys ladys book the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Godey s lady s book and magazine, 1861 godey s magazine on. Godey first published this women s magazine it was titled simply. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys. The magazine was aimed at the everexpanding audience of american women, and was intended to educate and entertain. In 1837, she became the editor of the godeys ladys book. Winter cooking from godeys ladys book scribbling women.
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