Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. Godeys ladys book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Godey s lady s book archives university of pennsylvania.
One of the worlds favorite patterns has a storied past. We also list issues of the puritan, which absorbed this magazine. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. Godey made publishing history when he chose as the magazines editor, the widowed mrs. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. A natural gloss tint for the lips 1857 godey ladies book tinted lip gloss. Minnie mouse is the queen of polka dots, but despite popular belief, she. 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.
Womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. My ribbon is 100% silk, lightly pasted to the back. Godeys also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. In july of 1849, godey claimed a circulation of 40,000. Polka dots have been one of fashions greatest friends, but they were also one of batmans foes. Its a word document, so you can print it or save it to the computer.
In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. Id like to see if you do a project using perforated paper. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular.
Godeys ladys book, 12 color fashion plates for the year large images in tiff format, scanned at 600 dpi for a quick look, use the pdf. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. Godeys ladys book 18301865 a magazine to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Each monthly issue has a colored plate from an ongoing series labeled godeys unrivaled colored fashions that showcase contemporary womens styles, an embroidery pattern that is. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Shes also credited with writing the childrens ditty. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women.
Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for the holiday of thanksgiving. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. Check out our godeys ladys book selection for the very best in unique or custom. 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. We have at length come to the bridal costume itself, after having dispatched all preliminaries, and, like the man at the panorama, when the next object of interest is approaching, we now exclaim, in exulting tones. Philadelphia was the home of circulation figures for womens magazines varied. She bought two copies of godeys ladys book, one from 1857 and the other from 1870, for five dollars apiece. The godey s ladys book receipts and household hints 1870. Godeys ladys book and magazine, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau.
Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. This is a list of all such images available at this site to date, linked to the images. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book receipts and household hints by s. Media in category godeys ladys book the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Most major libraries include backfiles of godeys either in bound volumes or in microfilm. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Godeys ladys book the quintessential clothes pen coloured fashion plate from godeys ladys book published in philadelphia by louis a. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godeys ladys book, bijou edition. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Godeys ladys book fashion plate, 186404, from the collection of. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed.
Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to women s issues. At the beginning of each volume is a table of contents for that sixmonth period. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j. April 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations.
A page from an 1857 godeys ladys book, a popular and. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the. The greatest triumph of this progression is redeeming woman from her inferior position and placing her side by side with man, a helpmate for him in all his pursuits. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. Godey, contains six figures, about treble the number given by any of our contemporaries, and it is now generally conceded that they surpass all others. He offered hale the post of editor, which would allow her to remain in boston. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american women s magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Godeys ladys book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book was perhaps the premier ladys publication of the nineteenth century.
Last year, she found two pieces of needlepoint, nicely done but unfinished. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book had the largest readship of any publication. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Theres an antique store right down the street from my house and already ive found two big thick books, one dated 1866 and the other, 1878. Most of these womens periodicals were published in the large metropolitan seaboard areas of the north. Liv january june 1857 each volume of godey s lady s book contains six monthly issues. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out. Editor of the 19th centurys most successful womans magazine and the most popular antebulleum magazine in america, setting standards for style and manners while expanding limits for women within their domestic sphere roleshale was the literary editor of godeys ladys book and promoted thanksgiving as a national holiday. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates.
Godeys ladys book pattern basquine a lespagnole, godeys ladys book, 185703, from. Hale as its literary editor after 1837, godeys ladys book quickly became one of the largest circulating magazines in the country, and the collins brothers became godeys printers in 1840. The following is a transcription of the table of contents for january through june of 1857. Morning wrapper back panel and sleeve for how to form the front and skirt, please read the description beneath the fashion plate, godeys ladys book october, this is getting marked as. Godeys ladys book was one of the most popular magazines in nineteenth century america, read by men and women alike in every state and territory.
Godeys ladys book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey s lady s book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer bonnet pattern for more sizes, see this link. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. By 1837 godey acquired sara josepha hales ladies magazine and literary gazette. She bought them before the sale and had them finished for me. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century publication history. Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. I found the 20 count paper at tokens and trifles and used dmc floss and a very small tapestry needle included with the package. A page from an 1857 godeys ladys book, a popular and influential magazine for women during emily dickinsons lifetime. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines.
Excerpts from godeys ladys book, advice on culinary and other household matters, diet, recipes. Sarah hale wrote the new household receipt book in 1854 also, there s a later book, mrs. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In 1833, godeys ladys book, a popular nineteenthcentury womens maga.
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