page_title: Anne Catherine Hoof Green
section_title: The Maryland Gazette
hierarchical_section_title: Anne Catherine Hoof Green / The Maryland Gazette
caption_attribution_description: English: April 16, 1767 Maryland Gazette: announcement by Anne Green
context_page_description: Anne Catherine Hoof Green was a printer and publisher in Maryland.
context_section_description: In 1738, Anne and Jonas moved to Annapolis where they later revived the dormant Maryland Gazette in 1745. The Maryland Gazette was one of the first newspapers published in America and was the main source for news for Maryland colonists.  In Annapolis, the Greens rented a small two story house with a kitchen and two bedrooms, located at 124 Charles Street. During the early 1740s the owner of the house expanded it to contain a print shop, post office, and room for their 14 children. The Green family purchased the house in 1770.   
  After the death of her husband on April 11, 1767, Anne Green took over production of the newspaper, becoming one of the first women publishers in the American colonies (preceded by Ann Smith Franklin of Rhode Island). In the April 16, 1767, edition, Anne Green announced that she would continue to publish the paper with her son.
  She became the printer of the General Assembly after taking over her husband's contract. The Maryland Gazette continued to be critical of British colonial policies.
  Green's portrait was painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1769. The words "Annapolis printer to..." appear on the paper she is holding in the portrait, referring to the Maryland legislature's choice of Anne to succeed her husband as the official printer of the Maryland colony. Under her guidance business thrived and Anne Green became one of the few women of her time to gain success in the male-dominated business world.
caption: April 16, 1767, Maryland Gazette: announcement by Anne Green
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