Anne Catherine Hoof Green
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Anne Catherine Hoof Green (c. 1720 – March 23, 1775) was a printer and publisher.
around 1720. She emigrated to America and lived in Annapolis, Maryland
. She married Jonas Green (c.1720-1767) of Boston in 1738 and had fourteen children, with six surviving infancy.
Green's paper was the main source for news. "The Maryland Gazette was the province's principal source of news in the period leading up to the Revolution, and in its pages the issues of the day were hotly debated." John Dickinson's celebrated Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer were first published in that journal.(http://www.britannica.com)
The Greens were originally from Philadelphia but moved to Annapolis once Jonas was given the orders of taking over the Maryland Gazette. In Annapolis the Greens rented a house on Charles Street. At the time it was a small two story house with a kitchen and two bedrooms. During the early 1740s the owner of the house expanded it to contain a print shop, post office, and room for their 14 children. (http://www.womenshistoryblog.com/2008/12/anne-catherine-hoof-green.html)
After the death of Jonas, in the April 16, 1767 issue of the paper Anne announced that she would continue to publish the paper. She became the printer of the General Assembly, taking over her husband's contract.
The Maryland Gazette was critical of British policy. Green had her portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale
after he returned to America in 1769. The words "Annapolis printer to..." appear on the paper Anne is holding in the portrait, referring to Maryland legislature's choice to have Anne succeed her husband as the official printer of the colony of Maryland. Under her guidance business was thriving, and she became one of the few women of her time to gain success in the male-dominated business world.
She died on March 23, 1775.
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Anne Hoof was most likely born in the NetherlandsNetherlands
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around 1720. She emigrated to America and lived in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
. She married Jonas Green (c.1720-1767) of Boston in 1738 and had fourteen children, with six surviving infancy.
Green's paper was the main source for news. "The Maryland Gazette was the province's principal source of news in the period leading up to the Revolution, and in its pages the issues of the day were hotly debated." John Dickinson's celebrated Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer were first published in that journal.(http://www.britannica.com)
The Greens were originally from Philadelphia but moved to Annapolis once Jonas was given the orders of taking over the Maryland Gazette. In Annapolis the Greens rented a house on Charles Street. At the time it was a small two story house with a kitchen and two bedrooms. During the early 1740s the owner of the house expanded it to contain a print shop, post office, and room for their 14 children. (http://www.womenshistoryblog.com/2008/12/anne-catherine-hoof-green.html)
After the death of Jonas, in the April 16, 1767 issue of the paper Anne announced that she would continue to publish the paper. She became the printer of the General Assembly, taking over her husband's contract.
The Maryland Gazette was critical of British policy. Green had her portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale
Charles Willson Peale
Charles Willson Peale was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, as well as establishing one of the first museums....
after he returned to America in 1769. The words "Annapolis printer to..." appear on the paper Anne is holding in the portrait, referring to Maryland legislature's choice to have Anne succeed her husband as the official printer of the colony of Maryland. Under her guidance business was thriving, and she became one of the few women of her time to gain success in the male-dominated business world.
She died on March 23, 1775.