Westford 250: In the Margins – Women Printers in the 18th Century
Westford Historical Society & Museum 2 Boston Road, Westford, MA, United States18th century newspapers and pamphlets were essential to the dissemination of information and were instrumental in fanning the flames of discord on both sides of the revolutionary conflict. While the job of printing was largely considered a masculine activity, widows, wives, and daughters took up the mantle of a free press. Not only did women […]
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