Godey's lady's book thanksgiving

The thanksgiving editorials of sarah josepha hale from the pages of godey s lady s book 1837 this month november is the ninth in order in the old roman calendar, as established by romulus, march being the opening month in the year. In her book, northwood, she wrote, we have too few holidays. In 1837, hale began working as editor of the expanded godey s lady s book, but insisted she edit from boston while her youngest son, william, attended harvard college. As coeditor of the enormously successful godeys ladys book, she was the victorian eras martha stuart and oprah combined.

After 40 years as editor of godeys ladys book, sarah published her last column in december of 1877. Sarah josepha hale a progressive thinking woman who felt women were equal to men in society and profession. Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Mar 05, 2018 in 1837 hale merged her magazine with godeys and became editor of godeys ladys book. Sarah became literary editor of the magazine that would become known as godey. In 1837, hale began working as editor of the expanded godey s lady s book, but insisted she edit from boston while her youngest son. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sarah hale, godey s lady s book 1871 one of the last requests printed in godey s lady s book is concerning thanksgiving s need for an act of congress. Additionally, hale did not support the womens suffrage movement because she believed that womens participation in politics would limit their influence in the home. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Thanksgiving created by mary had a little lamb author not the pilgrims. The following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and. Hale played in creating our modern thanksgiving day.

Year after year, editorials penned by hale in support of a unified and nationally celebrated thanksgiving became common place in the pages of godeys. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godey s lady s book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous women s magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday. Born in new hampshire, she spent most of her professional life in boston and later philadelphia. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Most of the days this july have just been too hot to want to cook. Hale was the literary editor of godeys ladys book and promoted thanksgiving as a national holiday. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century. Apple pudding, a recipe from the mother of thanksgiving.

Godeys ladys book was one of the most influential magazines of the 19th century. The person responsible for the content of godey s lady s book was mrs. Sarah josepha hale was the editor of godeys lady book and a leading voice in establishing thanksgiving as an annual celebration. It describes the tenuous nature of the holiday s existence as an annual and national observance and also highlights the important role mrs. The mother of thanksgiving passed away on april 30, 1879, at 90 years old. The front is of godey s lady s book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. On october 3, 1863, during the civil war, lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on thursday, november 26. Despite the success of the magazine, its continuation was jeopardized by the economic difficulties of the late 1830s. Sarah josepha hale, the little lady from nh who started. A personal subscription gives you access to godey s lady s book, county histories, and more tools that help family historians and genealogists.

Hale presented a series of appealing articles in her magazine, featuring descriptions of food and recipes now considered typical of thanksgiving, such as roasted. She had been approached by godey in early 1836 to edit his ladys book but a desire to continue with her own publication and remain in boston led her to decline his offer. Life north and south got sarah josepha hale the job as editor of godeys ladys book. According to melanie kirkpatricks history of the occasion, thanksgiving. Ladys book, sarah josepha hale, campaigned for a national thanksgiving. Sarah josepha buell hale, can be called the godmother of thanksgiving. During her reign as editor, sarah hale also used her influence to advocate for the establishment of a national thanksgiving holiday, which president abraham lincoln established by proclamation in 1863. Sarah hales campaign for a national thanksgiving holiday.

Thanksgiving, his birdship, and godeys ladys book michael k. A handcolored fashion plate from godeys ladys book, 1853. She finally won the support of president abraham lincoln. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Sarah josepha buell hale 17881879 prominent humanitarian, poet and author was born and taught school in guild section of newport.

In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like. Oct 22, 2019 starting in 1846 and continuing until her retirement in 1877, sarah josepha hale 17881879 used her position as editress 1 of godeys ladys book and magazine one of the most popular and influential magazines of the time to campaign for a national thanksgiving holiday in november. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Charles wadsworth, exclaim, in his last thanksgiving sermon thanks be unto god for this american. The crown is soft, and formed of white tulle, which is covered with a fanchon of black and white plaid silk, edged with bugle fringe. Wreath of 1837, she noted that i owe my early predilection for literary pursuits to the teaching and example of my mother. Godeys lady s book was widely known for its conservative views for much of the 19 th century. Hale used her position as editorinchief to campaign for the establishment of a national day of thanksgiving. When did thanksgiving day become a national legal holiday. She remained editor at godey s for forty years, retiring in 1877 when she was almost 90. Sep 04, 2019 so very victorian in nature was sarah hale s magazine, godey s lady s book, that it was taken over in the 1890s by the puritan, but not before godey s changed thanksgiving and helped to establish it as a muchloved national holiday in 1863 under president abraham lincoln. An audio slide show featuring an interview by ed ayers with anne blue wills.

Our thanksgiving was invented by the victorian bible of the. The below set of recipes are taken from godey s lady s book in november of 1887 it s after the civil war, but after poking around some digital versions of mid19th century cookbooks, most, if not all of the below were around during the civil war. Hale wrote letters to five different presidents asking them to make thanksgiving a national holiday. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for the holiday of thanksgiving. The american public couldnt get enough information about the increasing royal family, publications such as godeys ladys book, always on the pulse of subjects of interest to women, presented the engraving queen victorias treasures in february 1844, invoking the idea of royal jewels see below. Hale, she published many articles surrounding the commercialization of the thanksgiving. This thanksgiving receipts article appeared in an 1887 issue of godeys ladys book.

Only new englanders celebrated thanksgiving, and each of the six states scheduled its own date to celebrate from october through january. Lincoln later took her advice and declared thanksgiving a national holiday. Sarah hale campaigned 17 years for our national thanksgiving. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday special thanksgiving before 1863 was something of a moveable feast, with states. Nov 28, 2019 sarah josepha hale, an editor of the influential godeys ladys book magazine, launched a multiyear campaign to make thanksgiving a national holiday. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Thanksgiving day national holiday influence of godeys ladys book godeys armchair, october, 1856 thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving created by mary had a little lamb author. Our collection provides the complete run of godey s lady s book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared. This engraved cover of godeys ladys book contains oval vignettes of women and children occupied in a variety of outdoor pursuits. Hales goal was to teach americans how they should be in character, attitudes, actions, and manners. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years.

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. Hale and her godey s lady s book encouraged, if not impelled, women to properly educate themselves and to enter the professional world. Read the original pitch for thanksgiving, from the editress who. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women.

Our thanksgiving was invented by the victorian bible of. By the 1860s, godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Sarah josepha hale historic marker the historic marker in the guild section of newport, new hampshire reads. As a popular magazine, godeys ladys book reached an audience of 150,000 women before the civil war.

Nov 26, 2019 hales thanksgiving holiday content marketing campaign worked for 5 key reasons that you can apply to your content marketing campaigns 1. By the time she started pitching thanksgiving to america, sarah josepha hale knew her power. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. We hope our readers will be unanimous in favor of this measure.

Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Her views as printed in the editor s table made this perfectly clear to her readers. She published nearly twenty works, including poems, cookery books, books of poetical extracts, and novels. Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book. Shes also credited with writing the childrens ditty, mary had a little lamb shes also credited with writing the childrens ditty, mary had a little lamb. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Nov 02, 2010 with thanksgiving just around the corner, we thought it would be fitting to explore the birth of the modern thanksgiving day holiday, as it involves two rather prominent americans from the gone with the wind erasarah josepha hale, the influential editor of godey s lady s book and president abraham lincoln, who of course needs no introduction. Born on a new hampshire farm in 1788, hale was known as the lady editor of godeys ladys book, a periodical founded by the plump. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Thanksgiving recipes from godey s lady s book 1863 stay safe and healthy. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines.

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book foods. Sarah josepha hale editor of godys ladys book, author, published nearly twenty works, secured thanksgiving day, write up in chambers encyclopaedia, 1892. For 40 years she edited the most popular womens magazine in the country, godeys ladys book. Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Thanksgiving as a national holiday godeys arm chair, 1856 louis godey, editors table, sarah josepha hale, godys ladys book, september 1860, editorial for thanksgiving, library of congress. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Sarah josepha hale, editor of godeys ladies book, should be given credit for the establishment of thanksgiving as a national holiday. Godeys ladys book and magazine by sarah josepha hale. As early as 1827 she began a onewoman crusade to have thanksgiving celebrated as a national holiday. Godeys ladys book established new trends in america, which has now become an influential part of our national history. Giving thanks to sarah josepha hale for crusading to make. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the book. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american women s magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878.

She was editor of the influential godeys ladys book for 40 years, from 1837 to 1877, when she was. Godey s lady s book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. Southern women, after all, were readers of godeys ladys book, too, and hale and her publisher, louis godey, had always taken great pains to disguise their own opposition to slavery so as not to alienate subscribers. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. So in her first year running godeys ladys book, sarah wrote the first of her thanksgiving editorials, praising the holiday for its domestic and. She was instrumental in procuring the employment of lady medical missionaries, in completing the bunker hill monument, and in securing that thanksgiving day see the letter she penned president lincoln and her words in godeys ladys book at the library of congress should be simultaneously observed in all the states. Godeys ladys book recipes for july world turnd upside. The holiday at the heart of the american experience, in addition to publishing editorials in godeys ladys book. Thanksgiving was among the ways that sarah josepha hale promoted peace and unity, even before the civil war, when, despite the ban on partisan politics in godey s lady s book, she published poetry showing the awful effects on children and women of war. Thanksgiving as a national holiday godeys ladys book.

Wills tells the story of sarah hale, editor of godey s lady s book, who worked tirelessly to found a national day of. Godey s lady s book recipes for july we have finally had some perfect weather days this summer. Thanksgiving recipes from godey s lady s book 1863. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j. We have finally had some perfect weather days this summer. On october 3, 1863, during the civil war, lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving. Nov 19, 2012 1887 thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book blog entry posted on november 19, 2012 by jd thomas thanksgiving day, is a holiday celebrated in the united states on the fourth thursday in november. The below set of recipes are taken from godeys ladys book in november of 1887 its after the civil war, but after poking around some digital versions of mid19th century cookbooks, most, if not all of the below were around during the civil war. Sarah hale was one of americas original tastemakers. The magazine itself folded in 1878, the year after reconstruction ended, but the image of thanksgiving that hale had created. The four romanticized scenes, framed by a harvest of vegetables, fruits, and flowers, demonstrate appropriate gender roles for american women of the period. Godey s lady s book sarah josepha hale in 1822, a 34 year old mother of four might reasonably expect that her life s work had already been established. He bought the ladies magazine, now renamed american ladies magazine, and merged it with his journal.

Seven sarah josepha hale quotes from the 1800s that are still relevant today. However, while a traditional interpretation of the cult of domesticity would place the woman strictly in the home, mrs. Godeys ladys book july december 1855, vol 51, a famous. Nov 21, 2011 sarah josepha hale, editor of the popular womens magazine godeys ladys book, a real trendsetter for running a household, was a leading voice in establishing thanksgiving as an annual. While thanksgiving day is, after the fourth of july, the most characteristic and. Cover image from godeys ladys book and magazine from. How culinary propaganda from a womens magazine made. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war.

As editor of godey s lady s book, she was one of the most powerful literary figures of the 1800s and she used that power to make thanksgiving an official national holiday. Then sarah hale took up the cause of a national day of thanksgiving. Nov 23, 2016 according to melanie kirkpatricks history of the occasion, thanksgiving. Godeys ladys book, january 1847 from there, she did not let up. How the mother of thanksgiving lobbied abraham lincoln. Louis antoine godey of philadelphia wanted to hire hale as the editor of his journal godey s lady s book. Godey s lady s book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice.

Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Godeys ladys book at the outbreak of the civil war, godey s lady s book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a. But like many women novelists whose lives would follow a similar pattern in coming generations, sarah josepha hale had a quite different future in store. Perhaps the most famous tradition to come out of godeys pages was thanksgiving, a holiday which hale persistently and successfully lobbied for and promoted. Though not historically accurate the first thanksgiving was more a political meeting than a social feast the story has stuck with us over the years. Sarah josepha hale, editor of the popular womens magazine godeys ladys book, a real trendsetter for running a household, was a leading voice in establishing thanksgiving as an annual. With thanksgiving just around the corner, we thought it would be fitting to explore the birth of the modern thanksgiving day holiday, as it involves two rather prominent americans from the gone with the wind erasarah josepha hale, the influential editor of godeys ladys book and president abraham lincoln, who of course needs no introduction.

So very victorian in nature was sarah hales magazine, godey s lady s book, that it was taken over in the 1890s by the puritan, but not before godey s changed thanksgiving and helped to establish it as a muchloved national holiday in 1863 under president abraham lincoln. Shall it be celebrated throughout our whole country on the same day. Origins of godeys ladys magazine the history of the book. Sarah hale campaigned 17 years for our national thanksgiving holiday. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Sarah josepha buell was born in new hampshire in 1788.