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It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Louis antoine godey was born poor and followed his dreams to become a successful publisher. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free.
Godey s ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. He came of age working for publications in new york, and then in philadelphia. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Godey s lady s book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century publication history. She was the author of the nursery rhyme mary had a little lamb. At the outbreak of the civil war, godey s lady s book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a million persons. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a million. If you love history and womens costuming of the past you will enjoy this book. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. For example, godeys ladys book, a highly popular serial publication called by some the victorian bible of the parlor. Godeys ladys book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a.
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Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Godey was born to two poor french immigrant parents and. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Unfollow godeys lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book the most widely circulated ladies magazine in the united states by the midnineteenth century. Godeys ladys book was founded by louis antoine godey as a publication to inform, entertain, and educate the american woman.
In this engraving made for godeys ladys book, stephen girard is shown with an image of the first. Godeys ladys book 18301898 record databases library. Under the enterprising godey as publisher and sarah josepha hale as editor, godeys ladys book, as it was soon called, was to gain, over the next forty years, 150,000 subscribers, an. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america.
In this engraving made for godeys ladys book, stephen girard is shown with an image of the first bank of the united states below his portrait. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like. Sarah josepha buell hale october 24, 1788 april 30, 1879 was an american writer and an influential editor. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19. Under the editorship of sarah josepha hale, godeys ladys book 18301898 became one of the. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines.
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