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Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The remarkable life of one of the first black female newspaper editors in the US
Doodle celebrates inspirational figure's 197th birthday
Louise Hall
8 hours ago
Google released an illustration celebrating Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s 197th birthday on 9 October(Google )
Google’s 9 October doodle celebrates the 197th birthday of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an American-Canadian newspaper editor and publisher, journalist, teacher, lawyer, abolitionist and suffragist.
Shadd Cary was born on 9 October in 1823 in Wilmington, Delaware to two dedicated abolitionists who used their home as a station on the Underground Railroad to provide shelter to escaped slaves.
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After graduating from boarding school and working as a teacher, Shadd Cary became the first black female newspaper editor and publisher in North America and later the second black woman to earn a law degree in the United States.
She launched her historic newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, a weekly publication tailored towards escaped slaves, in 1853 after her family moved to Canada following the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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In 1883 Shadd Cary completed her law degree from Howard University after marrying and returning to the US.
As a result of her contributions to society and history, she was honoured as a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government in 1994.
The Google Doodle is illustrated by guest artist Michelle Theodore who is based in Alberta, Canada.
-Independent
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The remarkable life of one of the first black female newspaper editors in the US
Doodle celebrates inspirational figure's 197th birthday
Louise Hall
8 hours ago
Google released an illustration celebrating Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s 197th birthday on 9 October(Google )
Google’s 9 October doodle celebrates the 197th birthday of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an American-Canadian newspaper editor and publisher, journalist, teacher, lawyer, abolitionist and suffragist.
Shadd Cary was born on 9 October in 1823 in Wilmington, Delaware to two dedicated abolitionists who used their home as a station on the Underground Railroad to provide shelter to escaped slaves.
Read more
After graduating from boarding school and working as a teacher, Shadd Cary became the first black female newspaper editor and publisher in North America and later the second black woman to earn a law degree in the United States.
She launched her historic newspaper, The Provincial Freeman, a weekly publication tailored towards escaped slaves, in 1853 after her family moved to Canada following the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...ll-clubs-b901279.html?traffic_source=Connatix
In 1883 Shadd Cary completed her law degree from Howard University after marrying and returning to the US.
As a result of her contributions to society and history, she was honoured as a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government in 1994.
The Google Doodle is illustrated by guest artist Michelle Theodore who is based in Alberta, Canada.
-Independent
