Do you know the 1880’s? part two
How old was Edmund Booth when he became partially deaf? 4 years old
What was Edmund Booth’s 1 st profession? A teacher
Who was one of Edmund Booth’s teachers? Laurent Clerc
Why wasn’t Booth more active in the national affairs of the Deaf Community? He was isolated (in the Midwest)
Who was Edmund Booth in regards to NAD? He chaired the first business session (because there wasn’t a president yet)
Why did Booth decline presidency? In favor of a younger man (he was 70)
At what age did Edwin Hodgson become Deaf? 18 years old
How did Edwin Hodgson publicize the idea of a national organization for the Deaf? He was the editor of a newspaper for Deaf People (The Deaf Mute Journal)
Hodgson was credited with being the… main driving force behind the founding of the NAD
George Veditz called Hodgson the… father and founder of the NAD
How did the members of NAD feel about the term mute? They felt it was offensive
Who followed McGregor as president? Edwin Hodgson
What did Dr. Philip G. Gillett say about some of the best Deaf teachers? They are Deaf
The Cincinnati attendees were determined to do? Improve the fate of Deaf people
How were the Cincinnati attendees going to do improve the lot of Deaf people? By: opposing laws that would restrict their rights discouraging impostors and deaf peddlers creating a better understanding of deafness by the public at large pushing for better vocational training in the schools and better educational methods fighting employment discrimination
A bronze statue in memory of Thomas H Gallaudet by Daniel French depicts the 30 year old Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet showing his first pupil, the young Alice Cogswell, the letter ‘A’. Why is it’s significance? He was introducing her to a language that would open her mind to knowledge
At it’s unveiling, who was the lone hearing speaker? Edward Minor Gallaudet
Who was the orator of the day? Edwin Hodgson