Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

Writer, educator, lawyer, abolitionist and the first black newspaperwoman in North America, Mary Ann Shadd Cary lived in this brick row house from 1881 to 1885. Cary was one of the most outspoken and articulate female proponents of the ...

Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an anti-slavery activist, an advocate for the rights of women, and a pioneering woman newspaper editor and publisher. The daughter of a free African American shoemaker and abolitionist, Shadd began a life of teaching at ...

Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

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Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

In commemorating the history of the

United States of America.

An African American renaissance woman, abolitionist, educator, editor, military recruitment ...