Transcript 1880's PPT 2

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
profession?
A teacher
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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