While the term "goody twoshoes" has a negative meaning in our day, during the time the American Colonies were being settled it was actually a compliment! "Goody" was simply the title for a married woman... Goody Twoshoes, Goody Smith, Goody Marks = Mrs. Twoshoes, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Marks. One of the popular fictional books during the early colonial period was entitled, The History of Little Goody Twoshoes. The heroine of the story, Goody Twoshoes, was a industrious, godly woman who went through numerous challenges in her life but eventually reaped the rewards for her virtuous life.
I have seen a photograph of this book; unfortunately, I have yet to acquire a copy of it.
Who says history is boring? Not me!
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That is pretty interesting!
I'm sharing this at my women's bible study, dinner tonite:)
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