Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Mary Ann Shadd
Born: October 9, 1823
Died: June 5, 1893 (aged 69)
Bio: Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.