▁wife ▁Anne ▁Catherine ▁passed , ▁his ▁jobs ▁as ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁partner , ▁Anne ▁Catherine ▁Ho of ▁Green ▁( c . 1 7 2 0 - 1 7 7 5 ), ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁jobs ▁at ▁an ▁American ▁newspaper . ▁A ▁strong ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Col onial ▁American ▁rights , ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁operating ▁an ▁independent ▁newspaper ▁under ▁the ▁nose ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁provincial ▁governor ▁in ▁colonial ▁Ann apolis , ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁E den . ▁Ult imately , ▁she ▁published ▁the ▁newspaper ▁for ▁eight ▁more ▁years ▁while ▁raising ▁ 1 4 ▁children . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁Green ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁for ▁ 9 4 ▁years , ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁century ▁more . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁career ▁assist ing ▁her ▁editor ▁/ ▁publish er ▁husband ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁another ▁team ▁of ▁sp ouses , ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁further ▁north ▁in ▁old ▁Baltimore ▁Town ▁with ▁the ▁God d ards ▁- ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁K atherine ▁God d ard ▁on ▁Market ▁Street ▁( now ▁East ▁Baltimore ▁Street ) ▁with ▁their ▁Maryland ▁Journal ▁and ▁Baltimore ▁Ad vert iser , ▁begun ▁ 1 7 7 3 ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ▁period ▁where ▁she ▁also ▁joined ▁her ▁man ▁and ▁published / ed ited ▁the ▁first ▁Baltimore ▁paper ▁( a ▁week ly ) ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁post m ist ress . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Jon as ▁Green '