Mary Ann Shadd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Ann Shadd

American abolitionist

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1823

Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1893

Profession: lawyer, suffragette, civil rights advocate, journalist, newspaper proprietor, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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 was an abolitionist who became the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America when she edited The Provincial Freeman in 1853.