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Childrens fashions from godey s lady s book paper dolls paperback may 5, 1997. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Hale conducting the literary department it shall exceed every other magazine. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines.
The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Fashion paper dolls from godey s lady s book, 18401854 dover victorian paper dolls by susan johnston and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. Godeys ladys book 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. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys. Feb 23, 2020 godeys ladys book was the most popular magazine of its time. Framed handcolored fashion print, godey s fashions, november 1861. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas.
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Work department godeys ladys book featured various items to. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. Godeys ladys book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Feb 16, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godey s lady s book sarah josepha hale in 1822, a 34 year old mother of four might reasonably expect that her life s work had already been established. By the late 1830s, godeys ladys book was intensely popular, and featured many unique details. Dec 10, 2015 winter cooking from godeys ladys book since winter is here it seems like a good time to share some winter recipes and dinner plans from godeys ladys book. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys book this is a great little historical cookbook. Godeys ladys book godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Godey founded the ladys book in 1830, in philadelphia, pa. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out on a publishing journey that would last sixty eight.
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Listen to the audio pronunciation of godey s lady s book on pronouncekiwi. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. In 1837 godey bought the ladies magazine of boston and made its editor, sarah josepha hale, the literary editor of his periodical. The mother of four agreed to the proposition, and godeys ladys book was born afresh, with significant influence by hale. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godey s lady s book for 18401892 and for godey s magazine for 18921898.
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