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Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. Godey founded the ladys book in 1830, in philadelphia, pa. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. Godeys ladys book january 1866 instant download digital etsy. 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. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. I know that they were popular before and during the civil war.
Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. 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. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from. In 1839, he merged it with the ladies magazine of boston, retaining the capable editorial hand of mrs. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Free fashion illustrations from godeys ladys book godeys ladys book was a very well known cook book during the civil war. Most major libraries include backfiles of godeys either in bound volumes or in microfilm. 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 was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. Godeys ladys book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. 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. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine.
Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Above this band are festoons of gray flowers, caught up by medallions. Godey s lady s 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. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books. 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. Check out our godeys ladys book selection for the very best in unique or custom.
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By 1837 godey acquired sara josepha hales ladies magazine and literary gazette. Godeys ladys book is a complete collection in nine sections. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. April 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Media in category godeys ladys book the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Recipes published were submitted by women from the north and south. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Antique godeys ladys book 1866 fashion crafts victorian ephemera. Indeed much of the content was lifted directly from these competitors, a common practise of the time. 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. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates.
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