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Mary Goddard ran a newspaper in the 1770s in Baltimore Maryland. She wasn't afraid to print news about the American Revolution even though it was dangerous to do so. She printed handbills letting the citizens of Baltimore know what had happened at Lexington and Concord. She printed the Declaration of Independence on the front page of her newspaper. Any of these acts could have been seen as treason by the King, but Mary was brave. So, when the Continental Congress wanted to send a copy of the Declaration of Independence to each colony, guess who they asked to print them?
I loved this piece of little known American and women's history. The illustrations are great and present the story perfectly. I love that she has ink on her apron. I love the onomatopoeia floating around the illustrations as she gets the paper ready to print - Crank, Whoosh, Pow, Boom!
Mary is white and American.
Lisa Librarian
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