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Extra! Extra! Read All About Mary Ann Shadd! By: Meghan Martin and Claire Haliburton

Happy Birthday  Mary Ann Shadd was born in Delaware (free state, no slavery) on October 9,1823.

Obituaries   Mary Ann Shadd died in Washington D.C. June 5th, 1893.

Early Influences   Some of Mary Ann`s early influences were her father, Harriet Tubman, and Mifflin Gibbs.    Harriet and her father were underground railroad conductors

Education Weekly Mary Ann was educated by the Quakers. The Quakers were the religious group of friends who settled in North America. Later in her life she went to Howard University

Major Accomplishments Mary Ann was the first woman in North America to be an editor and publisher of a Newspaper. She was the first black woman to be a journalist. She was the first teacher of a segregated school in Windsor,Ontario. Later she became a lawyer and fought for woman's rights to vote.

What’s the Big Deal?     She paved the way for other women to become editors and publishers all over North America.     She helped give women the right to vote.     She was the a teacher of a segregated school in Windsor, Ontario.

People of her Time William Hall-Military Henry Bibb-Journalist John Ware-Cowboy Harriet Tubman-Underground Railroad Dr.A.R. Abbott-Military Elijah McCoy-Inventor Alfred Shadd-Doctor, Conservative and Brother

Story of The Week         Local hero, Mary Ann Shadd saved a young boy today. He was being chased by slave catchers in the streets of Chatham.He didn't even have shoes on.She grabbed his hand and ran all the way to the church.There, she rang the bell so violently that she awoke the whole town,who then drove the slave catchers out of the town.

Fun Facts 1.She caught Cholera in 1852. 2.She opened her school in 1851. 3. The school was in Windsor's old falling barracks. 4.Her students were 4 to 45 years old. 5.She married Thomas F. Cary 6.They had 2 children, Sarah and Linton. 7. She was the 2nd black woman in the United States to get a law degree.

Her Motto  “Self Reliance is the true road to independence”

Mary Ann Shadd’s School Schedule

Bibliography The Freedom Seekers Pages 23, 75, 148, 155-156, 171, 187,  201, 202 and 203 Daniel Hill Children’s Book of Black History  Pages 7, 32, and 34. Rosemary Sadlier Out of the Past and Into the Future Page 16 Robert Ffrench

Bibliography http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j2.html