Elizabeth Glover
Elizabeth Glover | |
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| Born | 1602 |
| Died | June 23, 1643 (aged 41) |
| Other names | Elizabeth Harris |
| Occupation | Proprietor of Cambridge Press |
| Years active | 1639–1641 |
| Known for | Establishing the first printing business in the Thirteen Colonies |
| Notable work | Oath of a Freeman, Al Almenack, Bay Psalm Book |
| Spouse | Henry Dunster |
Elizabeth Glover (née Harris; 1602 – June 23, 1643) was an English woman and first American publisher. She established the first printing press in the Thirteen Colonies, located next to the nascent Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she printed Oath of a Freeman, An Almenack, and the Bay Psalm Book with the help of printer Stephen Daye. She married Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard University. After Glover's death, the printing press was gifted to Harvard.