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"Fashion and Gossip," Flag of Our Union, Jan 12, 1867 to May 14, 1870
"Fashion and Gossip" is a column inFlag of Our Union that recounts the most recent fashion trends for women as well as the latest home and foreign gossip, ranging from local marriage arrangements to news about prominent figures from abroad.The…
"The Woman Who Talks," American Jewess, Apr 1895 to May 1899
"The Woman Who Talks" is a column in the American Jewessthat recounts some remarkable inventions and accomplishments by women, often addressing the misogyny women have to face in the literary, commercial, or domestic realm.The included file only…
Ladies Home Journal
Ladies Home Journal is a monthly American women's magazine first published by the Curtis Publishing Company of Philadelphia in 1883. Besides short and serial fictional stories, the magazine is devoted to any issues related to home life. It contains…
Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping is an American women's magazine first published in Massachusetts in 1885. The magazine aims "to produce and perpetuate perfection [...] as may be attained in the household" and provides its readers with recipes, health advice, and…
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitanis an American women's magazine launched by the Schlicht & Field Company in 1886. It focuses on issues related to fashion, household decor, cooking, and other domestic interests. Over the years, serialized fiction, book reviews,…
Vogue
Vogue is an American magazine founded by Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892 as a weekly high-society journal. It primarily focuses on New York City's social elite and covers news of the local social scene as well as reviews plays, books, and music. The…
Harper’s Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar is an American magazine founded by Harper & Brothers in New York in 1867. On the cover of its inaugural issue, the magazine describes itself as "a repository of fashion, pleasure, and instruction."Inspired by the Berlin magazine…
Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book, later known as Godey's Magazine, is an American magazine devoted to women's issues and is first published by L.A. Godey in 1830 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.In 1837, Sarah Josepha Hale becomes the editor of Godey's Lady's Book.…
"Fair Women," Godey's Lady's Book, Dec 1894 to May 1895
"Fair Women" is a column in Godey's Lady's Books that features some of society's most remarkable women who wield beauty, charm, and intellect. It recounts powerful female historical figures such as Cleopatra and Mary Queen of Scots and comments on…
"Editorial," Godey's Lady's Book, Feb 1894 to July 1894
"Editorial" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that comments on all kinds of issues such as class, politics, gender norms, philosophy, or social events.The included file only serves as an example illustration of the column.
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"The Search Light," Godey's Lady's Book, [Oct] 1892 to Jan 1894
"The Search Light" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book and the successor to the column "Godey's Arm-Chair." Its purpose is to direct the readers "to all points of the world", keep them informed about any societal strides, and instruct them in…
"Godey's Fashions," Godey's Lady's Book, Oct 1892 to Dec 1897
"Godey's Fashions" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that demonstrates the latest fashion trends for women, exemplified by various, partially colored, portrait plates and detailed illustrations. The portraits often consist of some of society’s…
"Godey's Arm-Chair," Godey's Lady's Book, May 1852 to [June] 1892
"Godey's Arm-Chair", later known as "Our Arm Chair", is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that covers a variety of topics, ranging from literary reviews to local news to lifestyle advice. The column is superseded by "The Search Light" in October…
"Editors' Table," Godey's Lady's Book, Jan 1840 to Dec 1877
"Editor's Table" is a column in Godey's Lady's Book that covers a vast variety of topics, often relating to women's issues in some way. Recurring topics include book recommendations and literary reviews, short biographies of public figures and…
Anne Brewster about Journalism and Payment, Diary Entry Excerpts (1877/78)
Brewster writes about her work for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and the New York World.Brewster is deemed "a social outlaw" as she "hate[s] the arbitrary rules of privileged society" that she associates with "social charlatanism."For these…
Anne Brewster about Spinsterhood and Privacy, Diary Entry Excerpts (1876)
Brewster describes herself as a solitary old woman and spinster, "in love with my solitary life."By stating that "[i]t will be a hard winter in Rome especially for American astists, for there are no forestieri coming," Brewster assesses the economic…
"An American Salon in Rome," Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, 1881
The articles gives a definition and historical genealogy of salons with a specific focus on French salons. A salon is described as a social gathering "brought together by some leading maîtresse de maison, for the purpose of promoting an agreeable…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Apr 22, 1850
Greenwood states that Fields remains the same individual in her eyes, even if he is a married man.She asks him to write Willis regarding the portrait, which should no longer be delayed, and informs him that she will send the first proofs by express…
Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Oct 9, 1850
Greenwood and Anna Phillips want to attend Jenny Lind's concert. She asks Fields whether he knows of any acquaintances who would accompany them and whether he could purchase the tickets for them.
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Letter from Grace Greenwood to James Fields, Nov 1, 1853
Greenwood asks Fields for more money because she wants to make a few purchases "necessary [...] to keep up a respectable bridal appearance." She does not want to ask her husband as he is busy with The Little Pilgrim.Greenwood informs Fields that she…
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Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…