The Provincial Freeman

Item

Front page of the newspaper "The Provincial Freeman."
Title
The Provincial Freeman
Description
Mary Ann Shadd began the Provincial Freeman in 1853. Aware that her feminine name might repel readers because of the gender expectations of 19th-century society, Shadd identified herself on the masthead with only her first two initials and by listing herself as "publishing agent." In 1854, Mary Ann Shadd changed the masthead to feature her own name. There was intense criticism of the change.
Wikipedia
Source
Internet Archive
Date
1853 – 1857
Publisher
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Publisher Location
Canada
Type
Text
Genre
Newspaper
Rights
Public Domain
Author
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Item sets
Works by Civil War Authors
Media
Front page of the newspaper "The Provincial Freeman."https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Provincal_Freeman.jpg
Resource class
Text