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Titre(s) : Mrs. Sigourney of Hartford [Texte imprimé] : poems and prose on the early American deaf community / Edna Edith Sayers and Diana Moore, editors
Publication : Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2013
Description matérielle : x, 161 pages ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-159) and index
"Lydia Huntley was born in 1791 in Norwich, CT, the only child of a poor Revolutionary
war veteran. But her father's employer, a wealthy widow, gave young Lydia the run
of her library and later sent her for visits to Hartford, CT. After teaching at her
own school for several years in Norwich, Lydia returned to Hartford to head a class
of 15 girls from the best families. Among her students was Alice Cogswell, a deaf
girl soon to be famous as a student of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc.
Lydia's inspiration came from a deep commitment to the education of girls and also
for African American, Indian, and deaf children. She left teaching to marry Charles
Sigourney, then turned to writing to support her family, publishing 56 books, 2,000
magazine articles, and popular poetry. Lydia Sigourney never abandoned her passion
for deaf education, remaining a supporter of Gallaudet's school for the deaf until
her death. Yet, her contributions to deaf education and her writing have been forgotten
until now. The best of Lydia Sigourney's work on the nascent Deaf community is presented
in this new volume. Her writing intertwines her mastery of the sentimentalism form
popular in her day with her sharp insights on the best ways to educate deaf children.
In the process, Mrs. Sigourney of Hartford reestablishes her rightful place in history"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Sayers, Edna Edith (1951-....). Éditeur scientifique
Moore, Diana (1952-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Sigourney, Lydia Howard (1791-1865) -- Thèmes, motifs
Enfants sourds -- Éducation -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781563685576. - ISBN 1563685574. - ISBN 9781563685583 (erroné). - ISBN 1563685582.
- ISBN 9781563685583
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45061400r
Notice n° :
FRBNF45061400
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