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The documentary features
Sarah Josepha Hale as editor of
Godey’s Lady’s Book,
America’s most popular 19th-century magazine for women,
known as the “Victorian Bible of the Parlor.” Hale’s
fifty-year editorial campaign for women’s improvement
promoted higher education, professional careers and social
reform for women. |
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“I
must bid farewell to my countrywomen,
with the hope that this work of half a
century may be blessed to the furtherance
of their happiness and usefulness.“
Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) |
Sarah
Josepha Hale's Achievements:
- Wrote "Mary
Had a Little Lamb"
- Convinced
Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday
- Supported
her friend Matthew Vassar, in starting a college for women
- Organized
one of America's first all-women fundraisers called "Ladies
Fair,"
which raised money for the completion of Bunker Hill Monument
- Established
the Fatherless & Widows Society of Boston, helped foster
the
Seaman's Aid Society & the Merchant Marine Library Association,
supported the Boston Ladies Peace Society and child welfare
- Wrote books
about manners, cooking and housekeeping,
seven volumes of poetry, and six volumes of fiction
- Compiled
a book that recognized over two thousand women writers
from the earliest recorded history of women’s literary activity
- Reviewed
thousands of books, wrote hundreds of editorials,
and edited over two dozen books
- Served
on the Board of Lady Managers at the Philadelphia
School of Design for Women (Moore School of Art & Design)
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 Godey’s
Lady’s Book
was famous for the stunning Victorian fashion plates hand-painted
by Philadelphia women. The magazine was published during the time
when Philadelphia was considered the publishing center of America.
The film will show places of significance relevant to Hale’s life
listed in the National Register of Historic Places established by
The Department of the Interior; Richard’s Free Library & Sarah
Josepha Hale Room, former Town Hall & Court House where the
annual Hale Award is presented, Bunker Hill Monument, “Walk Her
Way” Heritage Trail, Quincy Market, and Laurel Hill Cemetery, location
of the SJH tombstone and the Godey Monument. View
photo gallery. Special
Thanks:
David Greathouse, Great-great grandson of Sarah Josepha Hale,
Catherine Palmer Lord, Martine Aceves-Foster, Professor Carol
Beresiwsky, Carol K. Bass, Ph.D, Mary Jill Ackerman, Nani Bacon,
Joyce Yukawa, Ph.D, and Dana L. Watson, Ph.D.
Fiscal
Sponsor:
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For information about the
film, how to donate, and web page sponsorship,
contact
Dr. MJ Lewis at
info@SarahJosephaHaleFilm.com
or (808) 689-4225 |
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