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Clementina Rind
American journalist
Clementina Rind | |
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statue of Clementina Rind at the Virginia Women's Monument | |
| Born | ca.Clementina rind biography graphic organizer1740 |
| 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]
Early years
Little is known about Clementina's early life.
She was born around 1740, possibly in Maryland.[3] Sometime between 1762 and 1765, she married William Rind (1733-1773), a prin