"printress" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1869, E[dward] B[ouverie] Pusey, “Advertisement”, in The Minor Prophets with a Commentary Explanatory and Practical and Introductions to the Several Books, Oxford: J. Parker & Co.; Cambridge: Deighton, Bell & Co.; London; Oxford; Cambridge: Rivingtons:",
          "text": "It will interest some to know that the whole of the printing of the preceding pages (except the working off, which is a distinct trade) was executed by women.[…]The real difficulties were rather, how to make what had hitherto been a man’s employment not fatiguing to women; or a sedentary employment healthy to the young, or interesting; how to combine instruction in household work, or, again, religious instruction with learning a trade; how to train the young women at once as printresses and yet as future wives and mothers; out of what class of respectable young women or girls to select those who were to be thus taught, and at what age they would best begin.",
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          "ref": "1895, Nahida Remy, “Practical Culture Work”, in Louise [Herschman] Mannheimer, transl., The Jewish Woman, Cincinnati, Ohio: C. J. Krehbiel & Company, page 121:",
          "text": "The daughters of Moses ben Abraham, Ella and Gela, were industrious printresses. Gela, when yet in her teens, printed a whole prayer-book by herself,[…].",
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          "ref": "1906 July 19, The Tupelo Times, volume 2, number 15, Tupelo, Indian Territory:",
          "text": "Little Miss Dora McDonald, R. S. McDonald’s oldest daughter, who is now “running the ranch” kindly remembered the editor this week with a sack of cabbage of her own raising. Each head was fine, large and solid and was certainly appreciated by the little printers and printresses where we live.",
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          "ref": "1907 May 15, “These Girls Can’t Primp”, in The Spokane Press, fifth year, number 161, Spokane, Wash., page 2:",
          "text": "“Isn’t it awful, Mabel?” “The horrid, mean things!” “Just like a man!” And similar exclamations of wrath and indignation were heaped on the heads of the government printing officials by a hundred petite little printresses in the corridor of the Government Printing building in Washington the other day.",
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          "ref": "1910 September 6, “Printers Lemonade and Eat at Fairview Park”, in The Decatur Herald, twenty-ninth year, number 337, Decatur, Ill., page 10:",
          "text": "Despite the fact that their fun had been spoiled, the printers and printresses (copyrighted) made the most of their opportunities and really had a large time.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1938, Printing, page 34:",
          "text": "Versatility Is Just a Middle Name for OUR PRINTRESSES",
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          "ref": "1869, E[dward] B[ouverie] Pusey, “Advertisement”, in The Minor Prophets with a Commentary Explanatory and Practical and Introductions to the Several Books, Oxford: J. Parker & Co.; Cambridge: Deighton, Bell & Co.; London; Oxford; Cambridge: Rivingtons:",
          "text": "It will interest some to know that the whole of the printing of the preceding pages (except the working off, which is a distinct trade) was executed by women.[…]The real difficulties were rather, how to make what had hitherto been a man’s employment not fatiguing to women; or a sedentary employment healthy to the young, or interesting; how to combine instruction in household work, or, again, religious instruction with learning a trade; how to train the young women at once as printresses and yet as future wives and mothers; out of what class of respectable young women or girls to select those who were to be thus taught, and at what age they would best begin.",
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          "ref": "1895, Nahida Remy, “Practical Culture Work”, in Louise [Herschman] Mannheimer, transl., The Jewish Woman, Cincinnati, Ohio: C. J. Krehbiel & Company, page 121:",
          "text": "The daughters of Moses ben Abraham, Ella and Gela, were industrious printresses. Gela, when yet in her teens, printed a whole prayer-book by herself,[…].",
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        },
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          "ref": "1906 July 19, The Tupelo Times, volume 2, number 15, Tupelo, Indian Territory:",
          "text": "Little Miss Dora McDonald, R. S. McDonald’s oldest daughter, who is now “running the ranch” kindly remembered the editor this week with a sack of cabbage of her own raising. Each head was fine, large and solid and was certainly appreciated by the little printers and printresses where we live.",
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          "ref": "1907 May 15, “These Girls Can’t Primp”, in The Spokane Press, fifth year, number 161, Spokane, Wash., page 2:",
          "text": "“Isn’t it awful, Mabel?” “The horrid, mean things!” “Just like a man!” And similar exclamations of wrath and indignation were heaped on the heads of the government printing officials by a hundred petite little printresses in the corridor of the Government Printing building in Washington the other day.",
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          "ref": "1910 September 6, “Printers Lemonade and Eat at Fairview Park”, in The Decatur Herald, twenty-ninth year, number 337, Decatur, Ill., page 10:",
          "text": "Despite the fact that their fun had been spoiled, the printers and printresses (copyrighted) made the most of their opportunities and really had a large time.",
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