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Johanna Elisabeth Swaving (17 December 1754 in Weesp – 26 June 1826 in Haarlem), was a Dutch businesswoman and publisher of the
in the DVN. They had 4 daughters and 3 sons who survived infancy. After her husband's death in 1799 she continued his business, especially the local newspaper, which had been wholly owned by her husband. In this role she was able to exercise influence out over a wider community than just Haarlem, in the name of her family's company, which she managed on behalf of her sons. She was a benefactor for the Nederlandsche Maatschappij van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, the Haarlemse Teken-Academie, and the actor's club Leerzaam Vermaak where she acted in 1791 with her husband and son inZorgdragende Commissie voor behoeftige Kraamvrouwen te Haarlem
in the North Holland archives.
In her role as leader of Joh. Enschedé, she discovered new ways to publicize the company's distinctive talents as font owners by using the Enschedé fonts in advertisements in her newspaper. It was her idea to use the expensive flop called "Parel muziek", a font developed by Joan Michael Fleischman, as a way of creating decorative edging around visiting cards, newspaper advertisements, and invitations. One of her programmes for her local theatre group used a decorative edging that became the model for the Netherlands first banknote, which was printed by Enschedé in 1814. She probably won the contract for printing the first banknote through her social contacts in Haarlem with Johanna Borski, the main funder for the
Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant
The ''Haarlems Dagblad'' is a regional newspaper in Haarlem, Netherlands. It makes claim to being the newspaper with the oldest publishing history in the world, even if this claim is based on its (forced) merger with another title.
''Oprechte ...
.
Biography
She was born inWeesp
Weesp () is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam and a former municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an are ...
as the daughter of the mayor of Weesp Christiaan Swaving and Sandrina Gerarda van Poolsum. She married Johannes Enschedé Jr., partner of the publishing and typesetting company Joh. Enschedé
Royal Joh. Enschedé () is a Printer (publisher), printer of security documents, Postage stamp, stamps and banknotes based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Joh. Enschedé specialises in print, media and security. The company hosted the Museum Enschedé un ...
, on 25 August 1783 in Weesp.Johanna Elisabeth Swavingin the DVN. They had 4 daughters and 3 sons who survived infancy. After her husband's death in 1799 she continued his business, especially the local newspaper, which had been wholly owned by her husband. In this role she was able to exercise influence out over a wider community than just Haarlem, in the name of her family's company, which she managed on behalf of her sons. She was a benefactor for the Nederlandsche Maatschappij van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, the Haarlemse Teken-Academie, and the actor's club Leerzaam Vermaak where she acted in 1791 with her husband and son in
Jan van Walré
Jan van Walré (1759, Haarlem – 1837, Haarlem), was a 19th-century bookseller, poet, and playwright from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
He was a Remonstrant married to a Mennonite and a bookseller who became a member of Teylers Eerste ...
’s ''Menschenhaat en berouw'' (a play after ''Menschenhass und Reue'' (Misanthropy and Repentance), by August von Kotzebue
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In 1817, one of Kotzebue's books was burned during the Wartburg festival. He was murdered in 1819 by Karl L ...
). In 1820 she was one of six leading women of Haarlem who set up a fund to help needy pregnant women receive medical help during their confinement called ''Caring Committee for pregnant women''. The fund still exists today.in the North Holland archives.
In her role as leader of Joh. Enschedé, she discovered new ways to publicize the company's distinctive talents as font owners by using the Enschedé fonts in advertisements in her newspaper. It was her idea to use the expensive flop called "Parel muziek", a font developed by Joan Michael Fleischman, as a way of creating decorative edging around visiting cards, newspaper advertisements, and invitations. One of her programmes for her local theatre group used a decorative edging that became the model for the Netherlands first banknote, which was printed by Enschedé in 1814. She probably won the contract for printing the first banknote through her social contacts in Haarlem with Johanna Borski, the main funder for the De Nederlandsche Bank
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, as well as Jan Hodshon
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
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, the uncle of Catharina Cornelia Hodshon
Catharina Cornelia Hodshon (24 November 1768 – 16 November 1829), was a wealthy Dutch heiress and regentess of the Wijnbergshofje.
Biography
She was born in Haarlem as the daughter of Albertus Hodshon, linen dealer, and Catharina Cornelia van d ...
, who was one of the first directors of the bank. Enschedé remained the sole printer of Dutch banknotes up until the introduction of the euro
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.
She is known for setting up the management of the Enschedé firm (newspaper, publishing, and banknotes), though she was omitted from the company's later memorial publications such as ''Enschedé gedenkschrift 1743–1893''. She died in Haarlem.
See also
*List of women printers and publishers before 1800
The list of women printers and publishers before 1800 include women active as printers or publishers prior to the 19th century. Before the printing press was invented, books were made from pages written by scribes, and it could take up to a year ...
References
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