Nominee Mary Ann Shad Cary by Tiffany B. Grade 6, Indiana, 2/16/2001 I think that Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a remarkable person. The field that she was in was journalist. This woman was the first African-American journalist. She was born in 1823 in Wilmington, Del. Mary started writing in 1853. She was a woman, that is what was most special because it was tough for any woman to get a job. And that is why I nominate her for a trailblazer. Return to Mary Ann Shad Cary