Mistresses of the Press: The Roles of Women in Print Houses in 17th Century England

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dc.contributor.advisorFroide, Amy
dc.contributor.authorRosen, Maayan
dc.contributor.departmentHistory
dc.contributor.programHistorical Studies
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-29T18:12:42Z
dc.date.available2021-01-29T18:12:42Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis theses examines the participation of women in the seventeenth-century English print trade. While previous research emphasizes a lack of the study of women in early print, this theses highlights seven women who actively participated in the London and provincial print trade. Using contemporary sources such as the Stationer's Company records along contemporary wills of printers and booksellers, this study shows that women did have a place in early printing. Women were important participants in the networks of early printing in the household and their communities. By controlling an aspect of printing, as printers, managers, or booksellers, women gained a form of agency in a male-dominated space. Taking part in the network of early printing gave women some freedom, protection, and ownership that did not necessarily existed for them outside the trade. Seventeenth-century England experienced several critical events that influenced the way print trade operated; however, the political conflicts of the century also created an opening for women's participation in printing.
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dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ge8r-eyhf
dc.identifier.other12017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/20739
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectEarly Modern England
dc.subjectPrinting History
dc.subjectStuart Age
dc.subjectWomen's History
dc.titleMistresses of the Press: The Roles of Women in Print Houses in 17th Century England
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