Thanksgiving recipes from godey s lady s book 1863. 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. As a popular magazine, godeys ladys book reached an audience of 150,000 women before the civil war. 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. Godey s lady s book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Hale presented a series of appealing articles in her magazine, featuring descriptions of food and recipes now considered typical of thanksgiving, such as roasted. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. 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. By the 1860s, godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book july december 1855, vol 51, a famous. Hale, she published many articles surrounding the commercialization of the thanksgiving.
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. 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. 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. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. 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. Apple pudding, a recipe from the mother of thanksgiving. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan.
Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a. Origins of godeys ladys magazine the history of the book. We hope our readers will be unanimous in favor of this measure. The four romanticized scenes, framed by a harvest of vegetables, fruits, and flowers, demonstrate appropriate gender roles for american women of the period. 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. She was editor of the influential godeys ladys book for 40 years, from 1837 to 1877, when she was. Thanksgiving, his birdship, and godeys ladys book michael k. Sarah hale was one of americas original tastemakers. Nov 23, 2016 according to melanie kirkpatricks history of the occasion, thanksgiving.
Louis antoine godey of philadelphia wanted to hire hale as the editor of his journal godey s lady s book. So in her first year running godeys ladys book, sarah wrote the first of her thanksgiving editorials, praising the holiday for its domestic and. Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book. 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. Sarah josepha buell was born in new hampshire in 1788. 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. Godeys ladys book was one of the most influential magazines of the 19th century. 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. After 40 years as editor of godeys ladys book, sarah published her last column in december of 1877. Thanksgiving recipes from godey s lady s book 1863 stay safe and healthy. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday. Hale used her position as editorinchief to campaign for the establishment of a national day of thanksgiving. A handcolored fashion plate from godeys ladys book, 1853.
Cover image from godeys ladys book and magazine from. We have finally had some perfect weather days this summer. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys. 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.
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. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. Wreath of 1837, she noted that i owe my early predilection for literary pursuits to the teaching and example of my mother. He bought the ladies magazine, now renamed american ladies magazine, and merged it with his journal. 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. 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. Mar 30, 2020 godey s lady s book and magazine, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. 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. As early as 1827 she began a onewoman crusade to have thanksgiving celebrated as a national holiday.
Sarah josepha hale editor of godys ladys book, author, published nearly twenty works, secured thanksgiving day, write up in chambers encyclopaedia, 1892. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book, january 1847 from there, she did not let up. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Widowed mother of five, she edited godey s lady book, 18371877. Wills tells the story of sarah hale, editor of godey s lady s book, who worked tirelessly to found a national day of. Year after year, editorials penned by hale in support of a unified and nationally celebrated thanksgiving became common place in the pages of godeys. Godeys ladys book and magazine by sarah josepha hale. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania.
The mother of thanksgiving passed away on april 30, 1879, at 90 years old. The person responsible for the content of godey s lady s book was mrs. Sarah hale campaigned 17 years for our national thanksgiving holiday. Sarah josepha hale was the editor of godeys lady book and a leading voice in establishing thanksgiving as an annual celebration. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the book. 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. Our thanksgiving was invented by the victorian bible of the. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. 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.
Ladys book, sarah josepha hale, campaigned for a national thanksgiving. 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. Thanksgiving day national holiday influence of godeys ladys book godeys armchair, october, 1856 thanksgiving day. Life north and south got sarah josepha hale the job as editor of godeys ladys book.
Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys ladys book established new trends in america, which has now become an influential part of our national history. 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. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. For 40 years she edited the most popular womens magazine in the country, godeys ladys book. 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. How the mother of thanksgiving lobbied abraham lincoln to proclaim the national holiday. Godey s lady s book recipes for july we have finally had some perfect weather days this summer. Sarah josepha buell hale 17881879 prominent humanitarian, poet and author was born and taught school in guild section of newport. Most of the days this july have just been too hot to want to cook. 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.
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. 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. Charles wadsworth, exclaim, in his last thanksgiving sermon thanks be unto god for this american. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Hales goal was to teach americans how they should be in character, attitudes, actions, and manners. Only new englanders celebrated thanksgiving, and each of the six states scheduled its own date to celebrate from october through january. This thanksgiving receipts article appeared in an 1887 issue of godeys ladys book. As coeditor of the enormously successful godeys ladys book, she was the victorian eras martha stuart and oprah combined. However, while a traditional interpretation of the cult of domesticity would place the woman strictly in the home, mrs. 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. Sarah hales campaign for a national thanksgiving holiday.
She published nearly twenty works, including poems, cookery books, books of poetical extracts, and novels. This engraved cover of godeys ladys book contains oval vignettes of women and children occupied in a variety of outdoor pursuits. On october 3, 1863, during the civil war, lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on thursday, november 26. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. The holiday at the heart of the american experience, in addition to publishing editorials in godeys ladys book. Seven sarah josepha hale quotes from the 1800s that are still relevant today. 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. When did thanksgiving day become a national legal holiday. 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. Hale played in creating our modern thanksgiving day. Mar 05, 2018 in 1837 hale merged her magazine with godeys and became editor of godeys ladys book. Thanksgiving created by mary had a little lamb author. Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book foods. Hale and her godey s lady s book encouraged, if not impelled, women to properly educate themselves and to enter the professional world.
Sarah josepha hale historic marker the historic marker in the guild section of newport, new hampshire reads. 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. 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. The front is of godey s lady s book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning.
Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. By the time she started pitching thanksgiving to america, sarah josepha hale knew her power. According to melanie kirkpatricks history of the occasion, thanksgiving. Sarah josepha buell hale, can be called the godmother of thanksgiving. The following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and. Perhaps the most famous tradition to come out of godeys pages was thanksgiving, a holiday which hale persistently and successfully lobbied for and promoted. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. 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. While thanksgiving day is, after the fourth of july, the most characteristic and. Nov 22, 2017 sarah halle was a highly influential 19thcentury magazine editor and the woman who created the thanksgiving holiday.
On october 3, 1863, during the civil war, lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving. Her views as printed in the editor s table made this perfectly clear to her readers. Godeys lady s book was widely known for its conservative views for much of the 19 th century. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday special thanksgiving before 1863 was something of a moveable feast, with states.
A personal subscription gives you access to godey s lady s book, county histories, and more tools that help family historians and genealogists. Sarah became literary editor of the magazine that would become known as godey. 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. 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. 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 in new hampshire, she spent most of her professional life in boston and later philadelphia. Nov 26, 2019 hales thanksgiving holiday content marketing campaign worked for 5 key reasons that you can apply to your content marketing campaigns 1. Sarah josepha hale, the little lady from nh who started.
She remained editor at godey s for forty years, retiring in 1877 when she was almost 90. The magazine itself folded in 1878, the year after reconstruction ended, but the image of thanksgiving that hale had created. How culinary propaganda from a womens magazine made. 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. 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. Sarah josepha hale a progressive thinking woman who felt women were equal to men in society and profession. Our thanksgiving was invented by the victorian bible of.
Godey s lady s book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. Then sarah hale took up the cause of a national day of thanksgiving. It describes the tenuous nature of the holiday s existence as an annual and national observance and also highlights the important role mrs. Read the original pitch for thanksgiving, from the editress who. Despite the success of the magazine, its continuation was jeopardized by the economic difficulties of the late 1830s.
Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. Hale was the literary editor of godeys ladys book and promoted thanksgiving as a national holiday. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Sarah josepha hale, editor of godeys ladies book, should be given credit for the establishment of thanksgiving as a national holiday. An audio slide show featuring an interview by ed ayers with anne blue wills. Sarah hale campaigned 17 years for our national thanksgiving. Godeys ladys book recipes for july world turnd upside. Giving thanks to sarah josepha hale for crusading to make. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war.
She finally won the support of president abraham lincoln. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. 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. Additionally, hale did not support the womens suffrage movement because she believed that womens participation in politics would limit their influence in the home. How the mother of thanksgiving lobbied abraham lincoln. In her book, northwood, she wrote, we have too few holidays. Godey s lady s book was one of the most popular ladies magazine in america during the civil war. 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. Shall it be celebrated throughout our whole country on the same day.
407 261 1139 368 952 590 767 1065 202 596 846 1526 841 312 414 1120 64 781 884 1317 933 1200 391 1235 679 1408 681 1472 419 1178 665 135 354 1231 402 630