Godey’s Lady’s Book

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Godey’s Lady’s Book was a highly influential 19th-century American women’s magazine known for its literature, fashion plates, and cultural commentary.

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instanceOf literary magazine
periodical
women’s magazine
circulationArea United States of America
surface form: United States
city Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionFormat subscription
editor Sarah Josepha Hale
editorialPolicy avoidance of controversial political topics
endTime 1898
focusesOn culture
domestic life
fashion
literature
women’s interests
foundedBy Louis A. Godey
frequency monthly
genre fashion magazine
literary magazine
women’s magazine
hasContributor Edgar Allan Poe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Washington Irving
hasSection essays
fashion plates
household advice
music
poetry
short stories
historicalSignificance one of the most widely read women’s magazines of the 19th century in the United States
influenced American domestic ideals
American women’s fashion
middle-class cultural norms in the United States
knownFor cultural commentary
hand-colored fashion plates
influence on American women’s culture
original fiction
poetry
language English
mediaType print
notableEditor Sarah Josepha Hale
placeOfPublication Philadelphia
promoted Thanksgiving as a national holiday
publicationPeriod 19th century
publisher Louis A. Godey
startTime 1830
targetAudience women

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