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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. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Godeys ladys book 1867 complete year 12 issues bound. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Godeys also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. In consisted of history, poems, and fictional stories. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book july 1875 as we approach summer, heres some summer fashion from 1875. I will try to include all the fashion plates, their descriptions and the description of the latest styles from paris and new york. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Godey, was by far the most popular womens periodical of its day.
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