I have several copies of Godey's Lady's Home Journal. All of them are dated from the 1850's to 1870's. Whenever life gets a little stressful I will pull one off the bookshelf and wander through the pages. I purchased my first volume in 1998 as a way to research the past for a project that has obviously taken me 10 years to accomplish. I'm hoping that I complete the project before the 11th year ends. Here are some glimpses of the past...
If you get a chance to look at one of these books you will be amused and may even become a bit thoughtful regarding the life of women during this period of time.
I've read some of the articles in these books and while there is a wistfulness as I read, there is also a feeling of in credulousness as to how women were viewed. Here in this photo of the table of contents is a story, "the American Women's Educational Association." Where it is being studied as to whether women and men should attend the same college together.
And, of course there are plenty of recipes that include ingredients that may make one cringe and
language used in such a way that takes one back in time...
Then, just as now arts and crafts...
And, elegant ladies...
If you get a chance to look at one of these books you will be amused and may even become a bit thoughtful regarding the life of women during this period of time.
I've read some of the articles in these books and while there is a wistfulness as I read, there is also a feeling of in credulousness as to how women were viewed. Here in this photo of the table of contents is a story, "the American Women's Educational Association." Where it is being studied as to whether women and men should attend the same college together.
And, of course there are plenty of recipes that include ingredients that may make one cringe andlanguage used in such a way that takes one back in time...
Then, just as now arts and crafts...
And, elegant ladies...
