Alice Broad
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Alice Broad (fl. 1661–1664), was the first female printer in York, England. She was also known as Alice Broade.
Alice Broad was the assumed widow of Thomas Broad (seventeenth century York printer) and took over the family printing business on his death in 1661.[1] The press was located opposite the Ye Olde Starre Inne on Stonegate, York.[2]
Broad was York's first female printer,[3] and indeed the only printer in York from 1661 to 1664. She remained the only female printer in the city for the duration of her career.