The Godey Lady Doll Author:Charlotte Eldridge Although this is chiefly a how-to-do-it book, it is also a charming contribution to the popular hobby of doll making. The inspiration for these particular dolls in Godey's Lady's Book which, under the direction of the renowned Sarah Josepha Hale, became the arbiter of American women's fashions and of their customs and morals, during the mid-19th... more » century. It was even called the "Victorian Bible of the Parlor."« less