Publishing stopped in 1898 and was taken over by another magazine the puritan, a journal for gentlewomen. Indeed much of the content was lifted directly from these competitors, a common practise of the time. Sarah hale and godeys ladys book and magazine sarah hale biographical facts. Housed at the university of vermont, this version of the ladys book provides a. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Editor see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Godeys ladys book selected fiction poems, short stories, and serial stories made up the bulk of the book. An exploration into godeys ladeys fashion plates april 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. But all that she was need not here be set forth, for it will appear as our narrative progresses.
Feb 23, 2020 godeys ladys book was the most popular magazine of its time. Striped silks, the stripes being from four to six inches wide, and alternating in color, style, etc. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Being a mosaic of fashions and fancies by robert kunciov, which after the disappointment of the sarah josepha hale book, i was leery. 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. These were often used to illustrate one of the fiction pieces, or rather, the fiction works were often used to explain an illustration. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. This article was intended as a lighthearted hoax and neither item is really by poe at all. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878.
The publisher of the lady s book having the ability, as well as the inclination, to make the best monthly literary, and pictorial periodical in this country, is determined to show the patrons of magazines to what. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book january 1850 leather bound january 1, 1850 by louis a. Godey s lady s book the book of the nation, literary and. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Prairie lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams. 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. Acclaimed, awardwinning author linda sue park has placed a young halfasian girl, hanna, in a small town in americas heartland, in 1880. 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 was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century.
Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book. A godeys ladys book star design for quilting vintage. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book and magazine, september, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. 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. In my continual search for quantitative research on godeys ladys book, i came across mr. 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 links to online resources, fashion. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I was pleasantly surprised however, by the wonderful reproductions and a few color plates of the original etchings, as well as the author.
It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book january, 1851. View article published in the print edition of the october 9, 1937, issue. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized trend setting for the women of its time. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music.
Here is a small sampling of the fashion plates used in godeys ladys book, often credited with being instrumental in making this magazine so famous. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. 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. Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes blum, stella on. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines and hand. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania.
Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. This godeys ladys book web site contains selections from the book during the years 18551858.
Here you will find a selection of each, as well as synopses for others. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the magazine provided. See more ideas about fashion plates, popular magazine and lady. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes. Godeys exclusively received the proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and then arranged them to suit the more subdued taste of american ladies. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898. Given the popularity of the magazine 150,000 subscribers, it seems likely that the fashion plates tell us a lot about women in the years immediately before and after the civil war. Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books. Hope you enjoy a glimpse into the past, through this board. Godey and hale repeatedly used the work of several favorite authors. Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. Excerpts from godeys ladys book, advice on culinary and other household matters, diet, recipes.
The complete godeys ladys book value of books, book quotes. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Godey first published this womens magazine it was titled simply ladys book. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 90 pages scanned from a full year bound copy of the magazine.
The project gutenberg ebook of ladys book, by godey, l a. 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. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. In the godeys ladys book issue for december 1849 pp. Godeys ladys book wrote victorian alphabets, monograms and names for needleworkers from godey s lady s b, which can be purchased at a lower price at. 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, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Godeys ladys book books list of books by author godey. Media in category godeys ladys book the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines.