Ann Smith Franklin
Deceased Person
1696 – 1763
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Who was Ann Smith Franklin?
Ann Smith Franklin was an American colonial newspaper printer and publisher. She inherited the business from her husband, James Franklin, brother of Benjamin Franklin. She published the Newport, Rhode Island Mercury, printed an almanac series, and printed Rhode Island paper currency. Ann was the country’s first female newspaper editor, the first woman to write an almanac, and the first woman inducted into the University of Rhode Island's Journalism Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1696
Boston - Spouses
- James Franklin
(1723/02/04 - )
- James Franklin
- Died
- Apr 16, 1763
Newport
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on July 23, 2013
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