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In Spain, as elsewhere in Europe, the most common way women became involved in the print trades was as the widow of a printer. However, there is some evidence that at least two women started printing businesses entirely on their own initiative. There are also instances of women printing as widows without any evidence of the activities of their husbands, who presumably set up the business. But these instances are not the norm; most women who operated printing businesses did so in transitory fashion--after the death of their husband, and before remarriage or until a son could take over. The most common identification of women was as the widow of, or the widow and heirs of, and in this regard, women's role in printing in Spain was no different than the rest of the continent.

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  1. Introduction Sue Luftschein

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  1. Antonia Ramírez (active 1603-1646)
  2. María de Quiñones (active 1611-1666)
  3. Francisca de Medina (active 1614-1639) (The widow of Alonso Martín)
  4. Cathalina Mathevad (active 1652-1677)
  5. Catalina Gómez (active 1671-1673) (The widow of Melchor Alegre)
  6. Maria Marti
  7. Viuda de Juan de Valdès (The widow of Juan de Valdès)
  8. Vidvam Ioannis a Villanova idibus Quintilis (The widow of Juan de Villanova)