Mary Ann Shadd
American abolitionist
Died when: 69 years 239 days (835 months)Star Sign: Libra
Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary (October 9, 1823 – June 5, 1893) was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer.She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.
She was also the second black woman to attend law school in the US.Mary Shadd edited The Provincial Freeman, established in 1853.
Published weekly in southern Ontario, it advocated equality, integration and self-education for black people in Canada and the United States.
Mary's family was involved in the Underground Railroad assisting those fleeing slavery.After the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, her family relocated to Canada.
She returned to the United States during the American Civil War where she recruited soldiers for the Union.Self taught, Mary went to Howard University Law School, and continued advocacy for civil rights for African Americans and women for the rest of her life.
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