Spotlight on Women in Printing History
To celebrate National Women’s History Month, let’s take a moment to recognize a prominent woman in the field of printing. Elizabeth Timothy was a prominent colonial American printer and newspaper publisher in the colony of South Carolina who worked for Benjamin Franklin. She was the first woman in America to become a newspaper publisher and also the first woman to hold a franchise in America.
Here are a few facts about Elizabeth:
- Recognized as America’s first female newspaper editor and publisher
- After her husband died in 1738, Elizabeth published the South Carolina Gazette until their contract expired
- Elizabeth Timothy was inducted into the South Carolina Press Association Hall of Fame in 1973
- She was inducted into the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame in 2000
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