Cover of the first issue of Good Housekeeping.
On May 2, 1885, Good Housekeeping magazine debuted in
Holyoke, Massachusetts with this bold stated mission: “To
produce and perpetuate perfection—or as near unto
perfection as may be attained in the household.” And
an American institution begins, with a place in the
Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
Clark W. Bryan (1824 – 1899) Publisher
Cover from August 1908.
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (92) nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid"
is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. He is regarded as one of the greatest players ever and ranks
second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Book Cover First Edition.
Harried Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist
who came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular
novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans.
The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play,
and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain,
energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while
provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30
books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections
of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings
as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues
of the day.
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