Estellina Conat

Estellina Conat (fl. 1474–1477) was an Italian-Jewish printer. She was the first woman active as a printer.

She was married to the Jewish physician Abraham Conat of Mantua and Ferrara, who founded the first Jewish printing press in 1475. She was active in the family printing press business independently of her spouse.

Sources

• The JPS Guide to Jewish Women: 600 B.C.E.to 1900 C.E.
• Anna Bellavitis: Women’s Work and Rights in Early Modern Urban Europe
• https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/printers