Mary Katharine Goddard & the Declaration of Independence
Her name was Mary Katharine Goddard. Most people have never heard of her. Prior to four years ago, before joining a committee to erect a monument to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I had not heard of her either. That’s particularly telling, as I have a doctorate in American history and have taught the era of the American Revolution continually over the past forty years. And yet I had never heard of her. In our recent Veterans… Read more »