Category: history
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Thanksgiving Special Magazine: Godey’s Lady’s Book
Godey’s Lady’s Book, published between 1830 and 1898, established the foundation for contemporary American fashion magazines. The longest running ongoing publication to address interests of women in the nineteenth century, Godey’s Lady’s Book included fashion coverage, domestic matters such as housekeeping and cooking, and fiction and poetry written by American authors. The magazine’s longtime editor, Sarah Josepha Hale,…
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Fashion in Plates
Thanksgiving week seems an ideal time to be talking about anything on or in plates. And our post later in the week is all about the history of fashion plates in Godey’s Lady’s Book. (It should come out Wednesday, November 21.) With that in mind, I thought I’d highlight some other library resources on fashion…
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Magazines of the Week
Hi, all, With the U.S. holiday Thanksgiving next week, it seems like time to talk about recipes. We subscribe to many homey foodie magazines in the FIT Library, and this month they all have yummy looking things on their covers. What’s interesting is that only 1 of the usual go-to recipe magazines has Thanksgiving…