Mary ann shadd cary biography of mahatma
Mary ann shadd cary biography of mahatma
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Mary Ann Shadd
American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, lawyer
Mary Ann Shadd Cary | |
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Born | Mary Ann Shadd October 9, 1823 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Died | June 5, 1893(1893-06-05) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting place | Columbian Harmony Cemetery |
Occupation | Anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, lawyer |
Alma mater | Howard University (School of Law) |
Spouse | Thomas F. Cary (m. 1856; died 1860) |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Abraham D. Shadd Harriet Burton Parnell |
Relatives | Eunice P.
Shadd (sister), Isaac Shadd (brother), Garrison W. Shadd (brother) |
Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893) was an American-Canadiananti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer.
She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.[1][2] She w