Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Caledonian Press
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Circa January 1861: The newly formed Scottish National Institute...
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Circa January 1861
The newly formed Scottish National Institute for Promoting the Employment of Women in the Art of Printing announced its plan to establish printing offices in Edinburgh to instruct and employ women in the printing trade...
May 1862: The Caledonian Press began publication, in...
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May 1862
The Caledonian Press
began publication, in Edinburgh, of the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, with the aim of generating a constant supply of work for the hands, all female.
Reynolds, Siân. Britannica’s Typesetters: Women Compositors in Edwardian England. Edinburgh University Press, 1989.
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Reynolds, Siân. Britannica’s Typesetters: Women Compositors in Edwardian England. Edinburgh University Press, 1989.
