Mary Ann Shadd

(1823-1893)

American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, lawyer

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Mary Ann 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. Shadd Cary 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.

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Born	9 October 1823 Wilmington, Delaware
Died	5 June 1893 (aged 69) Washington, D.C., US
Zodiac	Libra
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Abraham D. Shadd · Father · 1801-1882 · african-American abolitionist and civil rights activist edit info

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Isaac Shadd · Brother · 1829-1896 · American newspaper publisher and politician edit info

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Eunice P. Shadd · Sister · 1848-1887 · African-American physician, first black female graduate of Howard University medical school Washington D.C. edit info

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