| Full Name |
Mary Ann Shadd Cary |
| Date of Birth |
25 October 1823 |
| Place of Birth |
Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
| Date of Death |
05 June 1893 |
| Place of Death |
Washington, D.C., USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States, Canada |
| Education |
Common Schooling, Self-taught Legal Studies |
| Profession |
Educator, Journalist, Publisher, Lawyer, Abolitionist |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1840s - 1890s |
| Brief Information |
Mary Ann Shadd was a prominent abolitionist and suffragist who became the first Black woman to publish a newspaper in North America. She founded and edited the newspaper "The Provincial Freeman" in Canada, advocating for Black settlement and civil rights. Later in life, she earned a law degree and continued to be a voice for social justice. |