The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godey s lady s book and magazine, april, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book and magazine, december, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Godeys ladys book and magazine, july, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys. The encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godey s lady s book the. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. And theres no better person to write it than susan. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. This book, godeys ladys book march 1864, by louis a.
Godey s lady s book and magazine, january, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Memory gallery b american treasures of the library of congress. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Sep 23, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Rare book and special collections division, library of congress. The pages are in order and i photographed them the best that i could.
Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. This is the proclamation which set the precedent for americas national day of. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century.
Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly women s magazine. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a. It is edited by lily may spaulding and john spaulding. The evolving bride in godeys ladys book by bak, emilia noelle. Godey s ladys 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. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 98 pages scanned from a full year bound copy of the magazine.
Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. According to an april 1, 1864, letter from john nicolay, one of president lincolns. Godey s lady s book, philadelphia, volume 48, march, 1854 by various free ebook project gutenberg. Godeys ladys book at the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful women s magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a. Godeys ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. Though the work is not the same, it is equally noble, and demands an equal. Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. In the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies.
Godey s lady s book and magazine, 1864 classic reprint. Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed specifically to women. They have included a wide sampling of recipes from the civil war that were from godey s lady s book. Both the president and a new congress had been elected in november 1860. When godey s lady s book, the most widely read magazine in the nation at the time, published an image of a family gathered around a small tree set atop a table, the idea of a. Godeys ladys book january 1864 in the us for sale online.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Abraham lincoln issued another thanksgiving proclamation the following year, 1864. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his. 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.
Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. Godey s lady s book and magazine, 1864 classic reprint godey, louis antoine on. Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. The topcirculating magazine of the nineteenth century was the womens magazine godeys ladys book, a publication that offered women a place in the public. The leading proponent of a national day of thanksgiving was sarah josepha hale, a new england novelist, poet best known for mary had a little lamb, reformer, and editor of godeys ladys book, the popular and influential womens magazine. Mcclellan, by a wide margin of 21221 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote.
Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas. Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. 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. In june 1865, before the opening of the college, the subject came to a vote. In the midst of the american civil war, incumbent president abraham lincoln of the national union party easily defeated the democratic nominee, former general george b. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godey s lady s book for 18401892 and for godey s magazine for 18921898. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. 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. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared.
Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages contributors and contents. 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. Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. Jan 24, 2016 godey s lady s book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american women s magazines. 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. Susan baileys new book is part of a series called literary portals to prayer, which is meant to encourage a kind of literary lectio divina, a form of contemplative reading that is a pathway to prayer. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book, philadelphia, volume 48, march, 1854 by.
Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes. Since marriage is a form of a contract, no slave marriage had any legal standing. Godey s ladys book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous women s magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Lincoln ran under the national union banner against his former. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Excerpt from godeys ladys book and magazine, 1864 made in any nreferred color. This is the full text of the january 1864 edition of godey s lady s book. Godeys ladys book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america.
May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion. Nov 18, 2017 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 94 pages skip to main content this banner text can have markup. The 1864 united states presidential election, the 20th quadrennial presidential election, was held on tuesday, november 8, 1864. 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. Media in category godey s lady s book the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Vassar female college and sarah josepha hale vassar college. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. In the united states presidential election of 1864, abraham lincoln was reelected as president.
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. In his vassar, the remarkable growth of a man and his college, a book that i edited and. This is a hardcover bound volume of 12 issues of very popular women s magazine, godey s lady s book, for 1864. Godeys ladys book and magazine, september, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. 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. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived women s magazines. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which. For much of its run, particuarly before godeys death in 1878, it was among the most popular and successful magazines of its day, and it made a nice fortune for mr. Godeys ladys book and magazine, 1864 classic reprint. Godey s lady s book links to online resources, fashion plates, history, illustrations, books, edgar allan poe writings and letters godey s lady s book godeys ladys book. It is hard for modern americans to believe that abraham lincoln, one of historys most beloved presidents, was nearly defeated in his reelection attempt in 1864. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Godeys ladys book in internet archive historic newspapers and. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Robe dress from the celebrated establishment of messrs. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 92 pages embellishments, etc. Proclamation of thanksgiving abraham lincoln online. Of course this author assumes all female riding experiences begin and end with a groom. My copy is worn and stained and the only ways to get perfect scans are to either find a scanner that is meant for fragile books or to cut the book down the spine and scan the pages individually. Godey s lady s book 1864 vol 68 civil war era louis a. Mar 21, 2015 this pin was discovered by angela schuler. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey. Apr 01, 2020 godeys is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress.
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