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Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman (December 21, 1829 – May 24, 1889) was the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language, twenty years before the more famous Helen Keller; Laura's friend Anne Sullivan became Helen Keller's aide.
May 20, 2024 · Laura Dewey Bridgman (born December 21, 1829, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.—died May 24, 1889, Boston, Massachusetts) was the first blind and deaf person in the English-speaking world to learn to communicate using finger spelling and the written word.
Learn about Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind person to be formally educated at Perkins School for the Blind. Discover her life story, achievements, and legacy through photos, documents, and artifacts.
Mar 2, 2017 · Laura Bridgman was the most famous woman of her day, second only to Queen Victoria, according to her teacher, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, director of the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston. The reason for this renown?
May 31, 2014 · Laura Bridgman was 50 years older and heralded around the world for learning language after losing four of her five senses as a child to scarlet fever.
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May 1, 2014 · Laura Bridgman was, as far as the records show, the first deaf-blind person to be successfully educated. Born in 1829 on a rural farm in Hanover, New Hampshire, she was, by her mother’s...
Learn about Laura Bridgman, who overcame the challenges of scarlet fever and became the first deaf and blind person successfully educated in America. Discover how she inspired Charles Dickens and other writers with her story of resilience and intelligence.
