Maria Theresia Borrekens

Maria Theresia Borrekens (1728–1797), was a printer and manager of Officina Plantiniana (also known as Plantin Press), a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1768 to 1797.

He inherited the Officina Plantiniana, the leading Antwerp publishing house, on the death of his father.

[6][10] She became a formidable leader of the firm, but due to external forces she was not able to overcome the financial downturn that beset the business.

[2][6] Borrekens was one of four women who operated the family printing shop over three centuries, the others, all members of the Plantin-Moretus family, were Martina Plantin (1550 – 1616), Anna Goos (1627 – 1691), and Anna Maria de Neuf (1654 – 1714).

[9] Although metal printing presses were in vogue in the 18th century, however, the Moretus family did not modernize.