Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book. 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. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Hale brought substance to the magazine, and wrote frequently about the. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book.
Giving thanks to sarah josepha hale for crusading to make. Nov 21, 2017 how advertising shaped thanksgiving as we know it. The woman who gave us thanksgiving washington examiner. 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. Engraving of godeys ladys book editor sarah josepha hale. Godeys ladys book, january 1847 from there, she did not let up. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Christmas in the city and country victoriana magazine. This thanksgiving receipts article appeared in an 1887 issue of godeys ladys 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 moral influence. For 40 years she edited the most popular womens magazine in the country, godeys ladys book. But it is to thanksgiving that we must give all the honor and glory of.
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. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. At one point, construction stalled due to lack of funds. Starting in 1837, sarah josepha hale used the influential magazine she.
Perhaps the most famous tradition to come out of godeys pages was 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. On some pages, the text is cut off because it runs into the book s binding. Additionally, hale did not support the womens suffrage movement because she believed that womens participation in politics would limit their influence in the home. Godey s lady s book was perhaps the premier lady s publication of the nineteenth century. Nov 26, 2019 sarah joseph hale, editor of the influential godeys ladys book, had written to lincoln in late september of that year pressing for a national day of thanks, a goal she pursued for many years. Work department godeys ladys book featured various. 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. Period thanksgiving recipes from godeys ladys book foods. With little competition and the support of loyal subscribers, godey s lady s book enjoyed immense popularity shortly after its inception in 1830 and went on to become an institution and a leading fashion oracle until the late 1860s, when other periodicals began to make inroads into the godey s readership. In this case, a penniless young widow from new hampshire, sarah josepha hale, rose to become the editor of the most popular magazine of her era, godeys ladys book, and used that position to generate grassroots support for a national thanksgiving. Seven sarah josepha hale quotes from the 1800s that are still relevant today. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia.
Nov 25, 2017 sarah joseph hale, editor of the influential godeys ladys book, had written to lincoln in late september of that year pressing for a national day of thanks, a goal she pursued for many years. He went around telling everyone at our family dinners that thanksgiving is for giving thanks. There is no war on thanksgiving, not really, but not because the holiday has no ideological contentto be asserted, attacked, and defendedbut rather because the ideology is buried so deeply, so firmly, as not to signify as such. Hale became editor of a wildly popular magazine called godey s lady s book. Thanksgiving at the white house thanksgiving at the white house is a quiet holiday for the presidents family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey, chesapeake bay oysters, rockfish from the potomac, terrapin from the eastern shore, cranberries from cape cod, and mince and pumpkin pies. Lincoln later took her advice and declared thanksgiving a national holiday. Sarah josepha hale historic marker the historic marker in the guild section of newport, new hampshire reads. A day to give thanks is part of native american tradition. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out. She was the editor of ladies magazine and godey s lady s book, and she began to clamor for such a day in 1827 by printing articles in the magazines. 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. He came of age working for publications in new york, and then in philadelphia. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. In 1837, she accepted the job that enabled her to make her mark on society.
Most of the days this july have just been too hot to want to cook. 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. Shall it be celebrated throughout our whole country on the same day. 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. Godeys ladys book was founded by louis antoine godey as a publication to inform, entertain, and educate the american woman. Sarah josepha buell hale 17881879 prominent humanitarian, poet and author was born and taught school in guild section of newport. Charles wadsworth, exclaim, in his last thanksgiving sermon thanks be unto god for this american. How advertising shaped thanksgiving as we know it national. This book being thankful teaches children about gratitude. Godeys ladys book recipes for july world turnd upside. Godey s lady s book recipes for july we have finally had some perfect weather days this summer.
Godey was born to two poor french immigrant parents and had no formal education as a child. This thanksgiving menu is from the civil war years. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Thanks to the woman who helped make a november thursday special thanksgiving before 1863 was something of a moveable feast, with states. The first thanksgiving has long been a favorite topic of gradeschool artists and pageant producers. Read the original pitch for thanksgiving, from the editress who. In 1828, sarah took on the editorship of the ladies. Quick access to posts about godeys ladys book or posts based on the contents of this collection can be found below reading aloud for better health 1861 february 23, 2020. Shes also credited with writing the childrens ditty, mary had a little lamb. Make this traditional dessert ahead of time and let it cool while you use the oven for the turkey. Born in new hampshire, she spent most of her professional life in boston and later philadelphia.
Nov 21, 2016 the modernday thanksgiving holiday began in 1863 when abraham lincoln proclaimed a day of national thanksgiving in the midst of the civil war. Some of the articles of clothing, home accessories, etc. A couple of decades later, sarah josepha hale, the editor of godeys ladys book, proposed a day of unity and remembrance to counter the trauma of the civil war, and in 1863 abraham lincoln. Nov 28, 2019 sarah josepha hale, publisher of the wildly popular patriotic womens magazine, godeys ladys book, waged a decadeslong campaign to make thanksgiving a truly national holiday in the spirit. Godey s lady s book christmas giving tips from godeys ladys book. When this happened, she asked each of her readers to donate one dollar towards the cause. Hale was a big part of getting the bunker hill monument built. Theres an antique store right down the street from my house and already ive found two big thick books, one dated 1866 and the other, 1878. Thanksgiving recipes from godey s lady s book 1863.
Most of the dishes are in book, civil war recipes receipts from the pages of godey s. Also, there is an image between pages 384 and 388 in the first section that was cut off in the original book. During her time as editor, she increased godeys ladys book s subscription rate from 25,000 subscribers to 150,000 subscribers. Thanksgiving is therefore the most ideological holiday. Our thanksgiving was invented by the victorian bible of. As your family gathers to give thanks, you may wonder who we have to thank for giving us this delicious holiday. After dinner aunt hetty asked me if i didnt want to carry some thanksgiving dinner down to the widow tracy, whose husband was killed in the war. Sarah josepha hale is often called the godmother of thanksgiving. This is one of the most fascinating thanksgiving facts.
This short and sweet book is perfect for not only thanksgiving but all year long. Thanksgiving day national holiday influence of godeys ladys book godeys armchair, october, 1856 thanksgiving day. 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. Thanksgiving is for giving thanks was written by margaret sutherland and sonja lamut. Godeys lady s book was widely known for its conservative views for much of the 19 th century. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. She held that position until she was nearly ninety years of.
Why do we celebrate thanksgiving day and its origin. Then sarah hale took up the cause of a national day of thanksgiving. In the mid1800s, a magazine editor, sarah hale of godey s lady s book, began lobbying national leaders to declare a nationwide thanksgiving holiday in honor of the pilgrim fathers. Godeys ladys book christmas giving tips from godeys ladys book. 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. He takes this book to therapy and the kids there like the book as well. Thanksgiving at the white house white house historical. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878.
Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. Louis antoine godey began publication of godeys ladys book in 1830. Here are links which represent a sampling, of some of the many patterns brought to us by godey s lady s book. She was an editor in the 19th century of the most widely circulated national publication, godey s lady s book. A handcolored fashion plate from godeys ladys book, 1853.
Nov 22, 2017 in the mid1800s, a magazine editor, sarah hale of godey s lady s book, began lobbying national leaders to declare a nationwide thanksgiving holiday in honor of the pilgrim fathers. Godey s lady s book was one of the most popular ladies magazine in america during the civil war. In the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Nov 20, 2018 sarah josepha hale, editor of the popular womens magazine godeys ladys book, campaigned for decades to have thanksgiving celebrated nationwide as a way to fortify family togetherness. Although sarah gives the credit for the first american thanksgiving to the. To support her five young children, she became a novelist and, eventually, the editor of the most widely read magazine in america, godeys ladys book. Beginning in the 1840s, sarah hale, a mother of five children and an editor of godeys ladys book persistently campaigned for an established national thanksgiving such as in this editorial from 1852. Identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the book. 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.
Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Because of the success of one of her early books, she became the editor of the first womens magazine in america, called godeys ladies book. Thanksgiving day national holiday influence of godey s lady s book godey s armchair, october, 1856 thanksgiving day. She worked for this magazine for 40 years and focused on feminine etiquette of the day. Ruler, let us rejoice and give thanks upon this pleasant anniversary. Sonja lamut is an awardwinning painter, printmaker, illustrator, and author of childrens books. Sarah josepha hale, the editor of a popular colonial womens magazine called godeys lady book made thanksgiving a national holiday in the usa. Sarah josepha hale, an editor of the influential godeys ladys book magazine, launched a multiyear campaign to make thanksgiving a national holiday. It gives him an increase of honor among the millions who are pining in vain for such high privileges as his national birthright bestows. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Under the enterprising godey as publisher and sarah josepha hale as editor, godeys ladys book, as it was soon called, was to gain, over the next forty years, 150,000 subscribers, an astounding total for a womens publication in the middle isoos. The project gutenberg ebook of godey s lady s book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This book seemed to really help my 2 yr old son understand what we were celebrating.
I told her i did, and she gave me a big basket full of nice things. Sarah became literary editor of the magazine that would become known as godey. Widowed mother of five, she edited godey s lady book, 18371877. 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. Nov 20, 2017 sarah joseph hale, editor of the influential godey s lady s book, had written to lincoln in late september of that year pressing for a national day of thanks, a goal she pursued for many years. Nov 22, 2017 thanksgiving had been celebrated in the u. Thanksgiving is for giving thanks reading railroad pdf. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. She also published stories and recipes and wrote scores of. Godey s lady s book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. Sarah josepha hale, in godeys ladys book, 1864 the widows thanksgiving, harpers magazine, december 5, 1874. It was her crusade as editor of the magazine godey s.
Nov 21, 2011 what was on the menu at the first thanksgiving. The ladys book was to become the alpha and omega of the world of womens rights, fashion, etiquette, and cookery. Nov 20, 2018 sarah josepha hale, the editor of godeys ladys book who might be thought of as the 19th centurys martha stewart, carried out a letterwriting campaign calling for the last thursday of. Little critter being thankful read aloud bedtime story. Hale used her position as editorinchief to campaign for the establishment of a national day of thanksgiving. Year after year, editorials penned by hale in support of a unified and nationally celebrated thanksgiving became common place in the pages of godeys. Hales goal was to teach americans how they should be in character, attitudes, actions, and manners. Hale wrote letters to congress and published articles in godey s. Thanksgiving poem that began over the river and through the woods, to. The most popular womens magazine for decades sarah josepha hale author of mary had a little lamb was its editor from 1837 until 1877. The work department section of godey s lady s book featured various items to make. Godeys ladys book, sarah wrote the first of her thanksgiving.
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 hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Authentic thanksgiving menu from godeys magazine foods. Thanksgiving as a national holiday godeys ladys book. Let it be made an american festival, and held on the third. 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 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 was published from 1830 to 1898. Unlike other books this one has a few sentences on each page nice bright colors. This engraved cover of godeys ladys book contains oval vignettes of women and children occupied in a variety of outdoor pursuits. Nov 24, 2010 according to my research, most of the credit for the establishment of an annual thanksgiving holiday may be given to sarah josepha hale. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. As literary editor of the widely read godeys ladys book, hale used her platform to advocate a national, unified thanksgiving day.
Hale and publisher louis godey steered away from politics, religion, and social issues, focusing instead on womens domestic. The woman who made thanksgiving a national holiday pleads. The below set of recipes are taken from godey s lady s 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. Most importantly, sarah josepha hale 17881879 became the new editor of godeys ladys book. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. We hope our readers will be unanimous in favor of this measure. Godeys ladys book was one of the most influential magazines of the 19th century. Thanksgiving, his birdship, and godeys ladys book michael k. In 1828, hale became editor of ladies magazine, which became the popular godeys ladys book in 1837. How the civil war gave us todays thanksgiving, and can teach us.
Hale was the literary editor of godeys ladys book and promoted thanksgiving as a national holiday. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. During her long campaign, she had sent five letters to the five presidents of america. Godey made publishing history when he chose as the magazines editor, the widowed mrs. 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. Published on nov, 2016 this short and sweet book is perfect for not only thanksgiving but all year long. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Cover image from godeys ladys book and magazine from. Godeys ladys book july december 1855, vol 51, a famous.
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