Clementina Rind | |
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Born | ca. 1740 |
Died | September 25, 1774 Williamsburg, Va. |
Occupation | Printer |
Known for | First female newspaper printer and publisher in Virginia. |
Spouse | William Rind |
Clementina Rind (c. 1740–September 25, 1774) was a Colonial American woman who is known as being the first female newspaper printer and publisher in Virginia.[1] Living and working in Williamsburg, Virginia, she took the printing press established by her husband, William Rind, after his death in 1773. Clementina continued to print The Virginia Gazette and also published Thomas Jefferson's tract A Summary View of the Rights of British America.[2]