The little-known story of the only woman who “signed” the Declaration of Independence

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The signers of the Declaration of Independence knew the risk they were taking by adding their names to the document — considered treason against British rule. Yet one name may not be as well-known as the others, that of printer Mary Katherine Goddard. Dana Jacobson looks into Goddard’s life and the little-known role she played in preserving the birth of the United States.

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