Godey
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But Godey tries to whip up extra credibility by introducing each new twist in the drama with a flourish of fact-filled three-by-five cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
When a correspondent asked the Publisher in Philadelphia on which side of a lady a gentleman should sit, Mr Godey advised the left, "for is it not closer to a lady's heart?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Plump, benign Louis A. Godey chatted monthly with his "fair readers," giving careful counsel and advice.
From Time Magazine Archive
The success of Godey's Lady's Book was largely due to Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, who sold Godey her Ladies' Magazine in 1837 and became editrix of the combined publications.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sarah Josepha Hale established a ladies' magazine in Boston in 1827, which she afterward removed to Philadelphia, there associating with herself Louis Godey, and assuming the editorship of Godey's Lady's Book.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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