What was the name of the first woman publisher in Canada, who founded and edited The Provincial Freeman, a newspaper dedicated to the anti-slavery movement?

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What was the name of the first woman publisher in Canada, who founded and edited The Provincial Freeman, a newspaper dedicated to the anti-slavery movement?

AAgnes Macphail
BLaura Secord
CMary Ann Shadd Cary
DDr. Emily Stowe

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Correct answer: C) Mary Ann Shadd Cary

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Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a prominent anti-slavery activist. In 1853, she became the first woman publisher in Canada, helping to establish and edit The Provincial Freeman newspaper.

What was the name of the first woman publisher in Canada, who founded and edited The Provincial Freeman, a newspaper dedicated to the anti-slavery movement?

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