In addition, a substantial chapter on dressmaking, assembled from articles in godeys ladys book, gives detailed information on making garments for the second. Godeys ladys book single issue october 1885 has all. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Published in october 2016, this is a sequel to robert g.
Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Please dont purchase as a brand new item and our transaction will be very smooth. Check out ken glosss antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1885 personal memoirs of ulysses s. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. 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.
In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys lady s book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Antique godey s lady s book 1885 april edition vol. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america.
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