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Ann Smith Franklin

American colonial newspaper printer and publisher (1696-1763) · United Kingdom · Journalists · Died at 66

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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 Mercury, printed an almanac series, and printed Rhode Island paper currency.

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Awards

Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women inductee

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Spouse: James Franklin

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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 Mercury, printed an almanac series, and printed Rhode Island paper currency. She 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1696 to 1763 · aged 66

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