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After the death of her husband, sarah josepha hale began a career in magazine editing in order to support her family. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly women s magazine. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. I remember reading books which were set in the late nineteenth and early tweniteth centuries whose characters mentioned reading godey s lady s book, so i think that they were published for quite some time. Capewell and kimmel godeys fashions for april 1863 godeys. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such. With this parallelism in mind, consider adding glb to your. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free.
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Antique godeys americanized paris fashions 1850 and 1853 framed art prints. In general, godey disliked discussing political issues or controversial topics in his magazine. 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 astounding total for a womens publication in the middle isoos. Points of etiquette from godeys ladys book blog entry posted on january 6, 2012 by jd thomas several knotty points of etiquette have, from time to time, been submitted to us for decision. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Godey s lady s book april 1864 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book, vol.
The ladys book itself, under other directors and other titles, continued until 1898, but it was never the same. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. Godeys ladys book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the magazine provided.
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