Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. Godey himself never penned anything in his magazine but he did employ many authors to write articles, poems, music, and prose for the magazine. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines and handcoloured plates reproducing fashions of the day. Sarah josepha hale retired in december 1877, at age 89, with a final article in godeys ladys book to honor her 50 years as an editor of the 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 tonesthe brides dress.
With little competition and the support of loyal subscribers, godeys ladys book enjoyed immense popularity shortly after its inception in 1830 and went on to become an institution and a leading fashion oracle until the late 1860s, when other periodicals began to make inroads into the godeys readership. Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Louis antoine godey june 6, 1804 november 29, 1878 was an american editor and publisher, known as the founder of godeys ladys book, the first successful american womens fashion magazine biography. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out. Hale was born in new hampshire and has success publishing books in her early career in boston.
Godey s lady s book began in 1830 under the direction of louis antoine godey 180478 and merged in 1836 with the american ladies magazine, who designed the magazine to both entertain and inform americas growing audience of women readers, usually including in each issue fashion plates, poems, and sheet music as well as biographical sketches, educational articles, and even cooking recipes. Individual issues of the book contained the following sections. He was employed as a clerk in a newspaper publishers office and issued the first ladys book in 1830. Godeys ladys book, first published in philadelphia in 1830 as godeys ladies handbook, was the leading womens magazine in midnineteenthcentury america. 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. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Godeys ladys book at the outbreak of the civil war, godey s lady s book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a million persons. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century.
This godey s lady s book web site contains selections from the book during the years 18551858. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america.
Thomas edison, also in 1877, recorded the speech on phonograph, using hales poem, marys lamb. Jan 04, 2019 the first thing i want to talk about is something called the godeys ladys book, which ran from 1830 to 1878. The ladys book itself, under other directors and other titles, continued until 1898, but it was never the same. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas. Godeys ladys book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Historical narratives showed mothers gently guiding their men and. 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. Victorian alphabets, monograms and names for needleworkers. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and historical clothing. She influence godey into creating a platform for womens interests and fostered traditions with a lasting impact on american culture. In 1837, godeys and the ladies magazine of boston, the oldest periodical of its kind, merged bringing sarah hale to philadelphia to assume the role of editorinchief in 1841. She remained the editor of godey s lady s book until it was sold, in 1877, to frank munsey.
Godeys fashions for january 1869 the portal to texas. Together with its rivals grahams magazine, petersons and a host of other lesser known efforts, the ladys magazine begun by louis a. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Get the best deals on godey prints when you shop the largest online selection at. All hallows eve explained in godeys ladys book in 1873. He work as editor went beyond popularizing the magazine. Advertisements from godeys ladys book and magazine. The first and somewhat obvious clue is the textual evidence in the title of the of the magazine. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Godeys ladys book 1869 complete 12 color fashion plates. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations and advice, literary pieces, and articles on current events and popular culture. 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.
Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. Includes illustrations and text from godey s lady s books during the period 1830s to 1870s. Godey himself retired from active publishing in august of 1877, after running the ladys book continuously for 47 years. In nineteenth century america, godeys ladys book was the victorian bible of the parlor, and its editor, sarah josepha hale, preached the sacred gospel of true womanhood piety, purity, and domesticity.
Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books. Under the enterprising godey as publisher and sarah josepha hale as editor, godey s lady s 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. Among godeys ladys books popular features were tinted images showing the latest fashions of the nineteenth century. The pages of godeys were dedicated to sweet, wholesome prose and poetry, to recipes for refreshing drinks for hot weather mar 05, 2018. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book, philadelphia, volume 48, march, 1854, 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. Being a mosiac of fashions and fancies, edited by robert kunciov. Together with its rivals grahams magazine, petersons and a host of other lesserknown efforts, the ladys magazine begun by louis a. The issue is complete, in good condition, w white pages. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. 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. Each issue includes poetry, engravings, and articles, as well as a section on victorian fashion. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. Godeys ladys book demonstrates the audience target of women.
She remained the editor of godeys ladys book until it was sold, in 1877, to frank munsey. Godeys ladys book was perhaps the premier ladys publication of the nineteenth century. Godeys ladys book, perhaps the most popular magazine for women in nineteenthcentury america, had a national circulation of 150,000 during the 1860s. Godey was born to french immigrant parents in new york. Examining the bride of the past is also an attempt to better understand womens lives, as the bride is a distinctly female figure, and add to the history of women, a history that is still being reclaimed.
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Hales history of the world, the new england quarterly. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Godeys ladys book online provides three full issuesjuly, august, september 1855of one of the most popular 19th century publications, godeys ladys book. Includes illustrations and text from godeys ladys books during the period 1830s to 1870s. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion plates. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Similar publications had been produced in europe since the late eighteenth century and godeys was closely patterned after its english and french counterparts.
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It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. 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. Godey s lady s book is populated in multiple libraries in the united states. Godey s lady s book and magazine, september, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. Winterthur library, and the chester county historical society, without whom. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from. Similar publications had been produced in europe since the late eighteenth century and godey s was closely patterned after its english and french counterparts. In 1837 hale merged her magazine with godeys and became editor of godeys ladys book. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Oct 27, 2018 godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830.
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