#BlackHistoryMonth Alumna Mary Ann Shadd Cary was the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America. She also became a recruiting officer for the Union Army in Indiana during the Civil War in 1863. . . . #HU #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #howardu #howarduniversity #maryannshaddcary #howardalumni #howardalum #howardalumna #HBCUgrad #HBCUalum #HBCUalumni #HBCUalumna #blackjournalist