Godey

American  

[goh-dee] / ˈgoʊ di /

noun

1. Louis Antoine 1804–78, U.S. publisher: founded the first women's magazine in the U.S. 1830.

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

Plump, benign Louis A. Godey chatted monthly with his "fair readers," giving careful counsel and advice.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now hear, Sir Godey Loumand, hear,    Arise and straight begone; Little Engel’s coming with his troop    By four ways to the town. p.

From Little Engel a ballad with a series of epigrams from the Persian by Borrow, George Henry