BBB Etymology - Goody Two Shoes

A rather quaint and moralistic nursery tale called The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, which is thought to have been written by Oliver Goldsmith, and which in 1765 was published by John Newberry, one of the earliest London publishers of children's stories. Goody owned only one shoe; when she was given a pair of them, she was so pleased that she showed them to everybody, saying "Two shoes". In those days, Goody was a common nickname for married women, being short for Goodwife, a courtesy title of women of lower social standing in the 1600's, formerly used where Missus (Mrs.)and "Miss" (Ms.) would be used today.