| Description |
19 v. : ill. |
| Current Frequency |
Monthly |
| Publication Date |
Vol. 1 (July 1830)-v. 19 (Dec. 1839) |
| Series |
Library of American civilization ; LAC 31750-57.
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| Note |
Title from caption. |
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Godey's magazine, begun in 1830 by Louis A. Godey, was by far the most popular women's periodical of its day. Achieving a circulation of 150,000 before the war, it was anxiously awaited by its many fans, who read and re-read the sentimental stories and poems, studied and copied the fashions, and even cut out and framed the engravings. The key to its success was the section of fashion plates, which were hand-colored by more than 100 women employed by Godey. In 1837, Godey bought Mrs. Sarah J. Hale's Ladies' magazine and obtained Mrs. Hale as editor; this marked the beginning of the magazine's best literary period. In the years between 1837 and 1850 all the popular writers of the time appeared in its pages; contributors included Emerson, Longfellow, Holmes, Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe; in addition to tales and poetry, contents included light essays, biography, sketches, humor, book reviews, recipes, and articles on music, art, fashions, health, and beauty. Sentiment was abundant and politics were excluded, but much on the education of women appeared. |
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Volume 8 wanting. |
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Editor: L.A. Godey (with S.J. Hale, 1837-1839; L.H. Sigourney, 1839) |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago : Library Resources, 1970. 8 microfiches ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of American civilization ; LAC 31750-57) |
| Added Author |
Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878.
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Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.
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Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865.
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| Key Title |
The Lady's book |
| Absorbed |
American ladies magazine Jan. 1837
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| Continued By |
Godey's lady's book
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