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Elizabeth Timothy (?–1757) was the first female newspaper publisher in America.

Elizabeth, whose maiden name is unknown, was born in the Netherlands. She immigrated to America in 1731.

References

1. Notable American Women: 1607-1950. Credo Reference. 1971.
2. Credo Reference > Where Are You From?

Bibliography

• Brigham, Clarence Saunders (1947). History & Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820. American Antiquarian Society.

• Eldridge, Larry D. (1 January 1997). Women and Freedom in Early America. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-2198-8.

• Emery, Edwin (1962). The press and America. Prentice-Hall.

• Frasca, Ralph (2006). Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-6492-3.

• McKerns, Joseph P. (1989). Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-23819-2.

• Krismann, Carol (2005). Encyclopedia of American Women in Business. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 031333384X.

• Marzolf, Marion (1977). Up from the footnote. Hastings House. ISBN 0803875029.

• Perry, Lee Davis (2009). Remarkable South Carolina Women. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-0-7627-4343-8.

• Read, Phyllis J. (1992). The Book of Women's Firsts. Random House Information Group. ISBN 978-0-679-40975-5.

• Schilpp, Madelon Golden (1983). Great women of the press. Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809310988.

• Sherrow, Victoria (2002). A to Z of American Entrepreneurs. Facts On File, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-8160-4556-3.

• Turner, Janine (4 March 2008). Holding Her Head High. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 978-1-4185-3762-3.

• Vaughn, Stephen L. (2007). Encyclopedia of American Journalism. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0203942161.

• Waldrup, Carole Chandler (1 January 1999). Colonial Women. McFarland. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-7864-5106-7.

• Wallace, David Duncan (1951). South Carolina: A Short History, 1520-1948. University of North Carolina Press.

• "18th Century S.C. women". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. 19 September 1982. p. 28. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
• "Early Journalism in S.C." The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. 27 May 1934. p. 21. Retrieved 3 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
• "Women in History". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. 4 March 2007. p. 26. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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