Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?
If the name Mary Katharine Goddard doesn’t exactly ring a bell, you’re not alone. But you should familiarize yourself with her because she played an important role in the foundation of our country.
Goddard was an accomplished woman, especially at a time when females had little power in society.
She was one of America’s first female publishers, and she ran her own newspaper out of Baltimore. She was also the first female postmaster in the American colonies, and…The post Meet the Only Woman Whose Name Appears on the Declaration of Independence appeared first on FeedBox.