Which woman’s name appears on the Declaration of Independence?
Betsy Ross
Mary Goddard
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Mary Katherine Goddard is unfamiliar to many Americans, but her name sits on the Declaration of Independence alongside those of founding fathers like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. If you look closely at the document, you will find her name. While she didn’t sign it, she did publish it. Congress approached the Baltimore postmaster to print the second copy of the Declaration in 1777. To ensure her name would go down in history, she wrote, “Baltimore, in Maryland: Printed by Mary Katharine Goddard” at the bottom of the document.
Correct Answer: Mary Goddard