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Mary Katharine - a white woman in a Revolutionary-war era dress and bonnet, stands holding the decleration of independence. Behind her is an American flag. Text: Her Name Was Mary Katharine : The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence Two children in 18th century clothes run down a grass covered hill to a small wharf. Their parents stroll down the lane behind them, and out at sea are numerous old sailing ships. Text: before America was a country, a young girl lived in the colony of Connecticut in a busy port town with her parents and her younger brother. her name was Mary Katharine Goddard. Her Name Was Mary Katharine : The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence Her Name Was Mary Katharine : The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence

Her Name Was Mary Katharine : The Only Woman Whose Name Is on the Declaration of Independence

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$18.99

Author: Ella Schwartz

Illustrator: Dow Phumiruk

A rousing picture book biography of the only woman whose name is printed on the Declaration of Independence.


Born in 1738, Mary Katharine Goddard came of age in colonial Connecticut as the burgeoning nation prepared for the American Revolution. As a businesswoman and a newspaper publisher, Goddard paved the way for influential Revolutionary media. Her remarkable accomplishments as a woman defied societal norms and set the stage for a free and open press. When the Continental Congress decreed that the Declaration of Independence be widely distributed, one person rose to the occasion and printed the document—boldly inserting her name at the bottom with a printing credit: Mary Katharine Goddard.

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