Jane Aitken (1764–1832) was an American printer and publisher known for printing Charles Thomson's translation of the Septuagint into English, [1] [2] as well as Rebecca Rush's novel Kelroy. [3] [4] She was the first printer to issue a Philadelphia census directory containing a section devoted to "persons of colour". [5]
Some of her papers are held in the collections of one of her clients, the American Philosophical Society. [6]
Jane Aitken (1764–1832) was an American printer and publisher known for printing Charles Thomson's translation of the Septuagint into English, [1] [2] as well as Rebecca Rush's novel Kelroy. [3] [4] She was the first printer to issue a Philadelphia census directory containing a section devoted to "persons of colour". [5]
Some of her papers are held in the collections of one of her clients, the American Philosophical Society. [6]