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

by Ella Schwartz

A printer’s name in the founding record

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    CBC Children's Favorite Award Winner

    Named a CBC Children's Favorite Award Winner.

  • Editorial selection

    NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection

    Selected as an NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection.

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A printer’s name in the founding record

Mary Katharine Goddard’s biography brings together the history of the American Revolution and the work behind its printed words. Born in 1738, Goddard became a businesswoman and newspaper publisher in colonial America, where her work helped shape Revolutionary-era media. The book centers on her role in printing the Declaration of Independence for wide distribution—and on the printing credit that placed her name on the document. That focus offers a historical lens on women’s work in the press and on how a printed record can preserve the contribution of someone who helped produce it. Presented as a picture-book biography, it connects one woman’s career with the larger story of the nation’s founding.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in biographies of women
  • Young readers exploring the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence
  • Families and educators looking for a picture-book introduction to early American printing

Themes

Women in historyPrinting and the pressThe American RevolutionRecognition and historical record

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Book overview

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.

Here is an important biography of a groundbreaking woman who had the courage to write herself into the history she helped create.

A CBC Children's Favorite Award Winner
A CBC Teacher and Librarian Favorite Award Winner
An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection
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