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SYMHC Classics: Laura Bridgman's Education
SYMHC Classics: Laura Bridgman's Education
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Today we're revisiting the 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina on Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind person to be educated -- a feat accomplished by Samuel Gridley Howe in the 1830s. People from around the world came to see her, including Charles Dickens, who wrote about her in his "American Travels." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Mar 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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