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Episode Description
In this episode of America’s Founding Series, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the remarkable story of Mary Katherine Goddard, the fearless printer who risked her life to publish the names on the Declaration of Independence. At a time when free expression could be punished as treason, Goddard embodied the true meaning of a Free Press during the American Revolution. As Baltimore’s Postmaster and the printer of the famous Goddard Broadside, she demonstrated extraordinary courage by putting her own name beneath the signers of the Declaration. Her story reveals how ordinary citizens played extraordinary roles in securing America’s liberty.
Episode Highlights
- How Mary Katherine Goddard became the first printer to publish the Declaration of Independence with all 56 signatures.
- Why her role as Baltimore’s Postmaster made her central to Revolutionary communications and the Patriot cause.
- The enduring lesson of her courage and what it means for the survival of a free press in America.
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