Mary Ann Shadd Cary : A Great Educator & Abolitionist

1. Mary Ann Shadd Cary:A Great Educator & Abolitionist By: Sheena Cooper PERS 2730

2. Mary Ann Shadd Cary{1823-1893} • "A wonderful biography. An insightful and moving portrait of a determined and resourceful Black woman who put all she had into ending slavery and securing full human rights for her people." • —Darlene Clark Hine

3. Determination Servant Fun loving Ambitious Dedicated Risk taker Humble Educated Organized Responsible Hard working Sets goals Fair Has a vision Cooperative Ethical Leadership Qualities

4. Specific Accomplishments{Slide 1 of 2} • First African-American woman in North America to edit a weekly newspaper • First Negro woman to cast a vote in a national election • Fought alongside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton for women’s suffrage • First paid Black woman recruitment agent in the United States for the Civil War

5. Specific Accomplishments{Slide 2 of 2} • She then became a teacher, establishing or teaching in schools for Negroes in Wilmington; West Chester, Pa.; New York; Morristown, N.J.; and Canada • She embarked on her second career, becoming the first woman to enter Howard University’ law school. • She was the first Negro woman to obtain a law degree and among the first women in the United States to do so.

6. In Conclusion, • As an educator, an abolitionist, an editor, an attorney and a feminist, she dedicated her life to improving the quality of life for everyone -- black and white, male and female.