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The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. It is edited by lily may spaulding and john spaulding. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys book this is a great little historical cookbook. French culture as presented to middleclass america by.
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In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Internet archive bookreader godeys ladys book 1862 jan june. May 08, 2017 godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. 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. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. 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.
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Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. They have included a wide sampling of recipes from the civil war that were from godeys ladys book. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. The name of the magazine was then changed to godeys ladys book, and under that name it continued until 1892, when the name became simply godeys magazine.
The robe is composed of satin memphis, a black ground figured in white in an egyptian pattern. Godeys ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. Godeys ladys book 1869 complete year w color plates godeys ladys book and magazine. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. Fashion paper dolls from godeys ladys book, 18401854 dover victorian paper dolls by susan johnston and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa.
Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. 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. Complete year of 12 monthly issues bound together as one. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived women s magazines. Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed specifically to women. Godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey s lady s book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous women s magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Apr 29, 2014 godeys ladys book had forty thousand subscribers and was the largest womens magazine in the united states. Free fashion illustrations from godeys ladys book godeys ladys book was a very well known cook book during the civil war. The original marino faliero was elected doge of venice in 54 and tried to stage a coup against the citys aristocrats.
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Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century publication history. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Period half leather binding, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt title. Godey s lady s 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. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. Each issue contained articles, poetry, sheet music, and illustrations. This article was intended as a lighthearted hoax and neither item is really by poe at all. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. With the depression of 1834 and a serious decline in subscriptions, the magazine began to experience financial difficulties, causing hale to accept louis godeys offer of the consolidation of his magazine, godeys ladys book, and hersresulting in godeys ladys book and magazine.