Mary Ann Shadd Mary Ann Camberton Shadd was born into the loving arms of Abraham Doras Shadd and Harriet Parnell on October 9, 1823 in Wilmington, Delaware. She was the eldest of 13 children. Mary grew up a free black in a slave state. She saw many frightened escaped slaves, as her house was a station where her family helped and sheltered them. This and being influenced by her father made her determined to change the way things …showed first 75 words of 727 total…

…showed last 75 words of 727 total…was “a very intelligent young lady”. Mary Ann Shadd, among others, has helped in many ways with the way the world is today, although it has taken a long time. Compared to when Mary was alive and well, there is a lot less racism and sexism. She is one of the people who gave us the freedom we all have. At the age of 70, Mary Ann Shadd died of stomach cancer on June 5, 1893 in Washington.