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Jane Aitken
Jane Aitken (July 11, 1764 – August 29, 1832) was an early American printer, publisher, bookbinder, and bookseller. She was born in Scotland and her family immigrated to America with several Scottish families in 1771. She ran a print shop and bookstore in downtown Philadelphia in the early 1800s. She received her training in the printing and book merchandising business from her father. Bookbinding was a major portion of her income. Aitken printed and bound dozens of books for the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. She printed and bound about 400 volumes for the American Philosophical Society. She was a friend of wine merchant John Vaughan, a long-time treasurer and librarian of the American Philosophical Society. She was the first woman in the United States to print an English translation version of the Christian Bible. Early life Aitken was born in Paisley, Scotland, on July 11, 1764. She was the first of four children (two girls and two boys) that grew to adulthood in the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley, Scotland
Paisley ( ; sco, Paisley, gd, Pàislig ) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. Paisley serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area, and is the largest town in the historic county of the same name. It is often cited as "Scotland's largest town" and is the fifth largest settlement in the country, although it does not have city status. The town became prominent in the 12th century, with the establishment of Paisley Abbey, an important religious hub which formerly had control over other local churches. By the 19th century, Paisley was a centre of the weaving industry, giving its name to the Paisley shawl and the Paisley pattern. The town's associations with political radicalism were highlighted by its involvement in the Radical War of 1820, with striki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a variety of forms originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text can vary. The religious texts were compiled by different religious communities into various official collections. The earliest contained the first five books of the Bible. It is called the Torah in Hebrew and the Pentateuch (meaning ''five books'') in Greek; the second oldest part was a coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hall (publisher)
David Hall (1714 – December 24, 1772) was a British printer who immigrated from Scotland to America and became an early American printer, publisher and business partner with Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. He eventually took over Franklin's printing business of producing official documents for the colonial province of Pennsylvania and that of publishing ''The Pennsylvania Gazette'' newspaper that Franklin had acquired in 1729. Hall formed his own printing firm in 1766 and formed partnership firms with others. He published material for the colonial government. Family and personal life David Hall was born in 1714 in Westfield near Edinburgh, Scotland and his father was James Hall. He married Mary Leacock (Laycock) on January 7, 1748, at Christ Church in Philadelphia. They had four children. Two of his sons were William and David Jr., and were taught the printing trade by their father, eventually became partners with William Sellers in 1766, and afterwards the business bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Collins (printer)
Isaac Collins (February 16, 1746 March 21, 1817) was a Quaker and an early American printer, publisher, bookseller and merchant. He published the ''New Jersey Gazette'' and ''New Jersey Almanac.'' He was associated with several other colonial newspapers and history works. He is noted for his 1791 bible, one of the leading family bibles published in the United States. He was active in the American Revolution and printed the continental currency for Congress. Collins was associated with several colonial merchants, printers, and publishers, some who were notable in their own right like William Rind, James Parker, William Goddard, and Robert Aitken. He followed James Parker in the province of New Jersey as the official printer for King George III and did most of his printing and publishing there. Later in his life he temporarily moved to New York City and published there for twelve years from a printing firm he established. Collins was a firm believer in the freedom of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Royle (publisher)
Joseph Royle (1732 – January 26, 1766) was an English-born American newspaper publisher and printer who lived in the British colony of Virginia. He was a journeyman who apprenticed under Virginia's printer of public record, William Hunter. He became the foreman in the print shop and upon the death of Hunter, Royle took over his position, a prestigious job of producing all the colony's legal documents. He also published the ''Virginia Gazette'' newspaper, which had been started by William Parks. Royle tended to publish articles that favored the colonial government over opposing viewpoints. Royle lived in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and became the postmaster of its post office. Royle owned a number of slaves, who did household chores and worked in his print shop. Several ran away, and he published advertisements in his newspaper to get them recaptured. The historian David Hall writes that Royle followed Ben Franklin's model as a typical colonial merchant and busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Parks (publisher)
William Parks (May 23, 1699 – April 1, 1750) was an 18th-century printer and journalist in England and Colonial America. He was the first printer in Maryland authorized as the official printer for the colonial government. He published the first newspaper in the Southern American colonies, the ''Maryland Gazette.'' He later became authorized as the official printer for the colonial government of Virginia. Parks was also the publisher and printer of the first official collection of the authentic 1733 set of Virginia's laws, and the first colonial publisher and proprietor of ''The Virginia Gazette'' newspaper. During his lifetime Parks established four new newspapers in the colonies. He also worked with Benjamin Franklin on several projects related to printing, most notably, the establishment of a paper mill in Virginia, the first such mill south of Pennsylvania. Early life Parks was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England on May 23, 1699. He learned printing as a trade and maintai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hunter (publisher)
William Hunter (died August 14, 1761) was a colonial American newspaper publisher, book publisher, and official government printer for the colony of Virginia. He was a journeyman apprentice for Virginia's first government public printer, William Parks. Hunter was the printer of the laws of Virginia, owner and printer of ''The Virginia Gazette,'' and merchant of a bookstore. He published ''Journal of Major George Washington'' which was his first official report serving in the Virginia militia and shows Washington's leadership. Hunter was a close friend with Benjamin Franklin and became deputy postmaster general with him as co-director of the colonies in the mid-eighteenth century, managing all the post offices south of Annapolis, Maryland. Early life Hunter had his birth in Yorktown, Virginia, at an unknown date in the early eighteenth century. His parents were William Hunter Sr. (d. 1742), a merchant of Elizabeth City County, and his wife Mary Ann Hunter (d. 1743) of a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonville, Missouri
Boonville is a city and the county seat of Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,964 at the 2020 census. The city was the site of a skirmish early in the Civil War, on July 17, 1861. Union forces defeated the Missouri State Guard in the first Battle of Boonville. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area. History The community derives its name from Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, who were the sons of Daniel Boone and established their salt business near the community in the early 1800s, delivering their product from salt licks to St. Louis. The area has been called "Boone's Lick" and the route from the lick to St. Charles/St. Louis, Missouri is called the Boone's Lick Trail. The eastern terminus near Boonville at Franklin, Missouri is considered the original start of the Santa Fe Trail. The first pioneers were Hannah and Stephen Cole, who settled in 1810. During skirmishes with Native Americans in the War of 1812 they moved to a fort on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Timothy
Elizabeth Timothy or Elisabet Timothee ( 1700 – April 1757) was a colonial American printer and newspaper publisher in the colony of South Carolina. Timothy was a French Huguenot Dutch immigrant that came to colonial America with her family. She was the first American woman to become a newspaper publisher and also the first to hold a franchise in America. Timothy reported on the 1740 Charleston fire that destroyed a major portion of the town. She published government documents and other materials for the colonial United States, and worked for Benjamin Franklin. Early life Timothy (maiden name Elizabeth Villin or Elisabet Vilain) was born in the Netherlands about 1700. She received her formal schooling in her home town in Holland, which included accounting. She married Lewis Timothy (French: "Louys Timothee" or "Louis Timothee") early in the eighteenth century. The Timothy family traveled with other French Huguenots in 1731 from Rotterdam to Philadelphia on the ocean l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business And Professional Women's Foundation
Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW) is an organization that promotes workforce development programs and workplace policies to acknowledge the needs of working women, communities, and businesses. It supports the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Current issues * Successful Workplaces Movement * Pay equity * Support for women veterans * Contraceptive equity * Family time flexible leave * Equal Rights Amendment Structure The work of BPW Foundation is supported through corporate partnerships, grants, and individual philanthropic donations. Its Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) number is 10506. It is governed by a board of trustees. History The legacy of Business and Professional Women/USA began in 1919. While mobilizing for World War I, the U.S. Government recognized the need for a cohesive group to coordinate identification of women's available skills and experience. A Women's War Council, financed through a federal grant, was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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