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Ann Smith Franklin (October 2, 1696 – April 16, 1763) 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.
16 de abr. de 2014 · Ann Smith Franklin was a widowed printer who moved to Newport, R.I., with her brother-in-law Benjamin Franklin. She ran a successful printing business, published the colony's laws and almanacs, and raised her children in a genteel manner.
As filhas de Ann Smith eram habilidosas em compor tipos e seu filho ajudava a administrar o negócio. Um homem negro, que foi escravizado pelos Franklins, também trabalhava na gráfica (LUPTON, 2021).
12 de mar. de 2018 · Learn about Ann Franklin, the first woman printer in Rhode Island and the sister of Benjamin Franklin. She ran the press with her husband James and later with her son James Jr. and partner Samuel Hall.
Ann Smith Franklin was a printer and publisher in colonial Rhode Island, who continued her husband's business after his death. She was the mother of James Franklin, who founded the Newport Mercury, and the sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin.
Recent history. References. Newport Mercury. The Newport Mercury, was an early American colonial newspaper founded in 1758 by Ann Smith Franklin (1696–1763), and her son, James Franklin (1730–1762), the nephew of Benjamin Franklin.
Ann Smith Franklin was a printer and almanac writer in colonial America. She was the sister-in-law of Benjamin Franklin and the widow of James Franklin, who founded the Newport Mercury.
