Mary Ann was truly remarkable, for her time or any other, unafraid to speak up and fight for equal rights ? for Black people, for women and for everybody. As a child Liz liked to read Nancy Drew and Anne of Green Gables books, swim, sing, dance, and hang out with her friends. Elizabeth MacLeod is the author of many Canadian non-fiction titles including the Canada Close Up series titles. Elizabeth MacLeod was born on October 21 in Toronto. Her family moved to Canada in 1851 after the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted, and as a young woman, Shadd became a trailblazer in every realm she touched ? opening a desegregated school in Chatham, Ontario becoming the first Black female newspaper publisher in North America with the Provincial Freeman becoming a suffrage activist and at the age of 60 earning a law degree to become one of the first Black women to practice law! Elizabeth Macleod Author, Scholastic Canada. Her parents were abolitionists, and their home was a station on the Underground Railroad. A huge honor to contribute to a book about such brave and inspiring Canadians. Mary Ann Shadd was born free in 1823 in Delaware. Scholastic Canada Biography series by Elizabeth Macleod are out today. The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed. Meet Mary Ann Shadd: anti-slavery activist, newspaper publisher, and social justice pioneer!
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