‘A Woman of Great Courage’: Women in the Printing Trades in Early Modern Europe

Hanna Sawbridge (active 1681-1686)

Hannah Sawbridge was the widow of George Sawbridge, one of the most successful London printers and booksellers of the 17th century. Sawbridge’s firm printed royal Patents and published and sold a variety of books, including popular medical works. Sawbridge also held major leadership posts in the Stationer’s Company of London, the trade organization for printers and booksellers. After George's death in 1681, Hannah carried on the family business until 1686.

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