Sophia Fowler Gallaudet
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Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was a prominent deaf educator and advocate in 19th-century America who played a key role in the early development of Gallaudet University and the education of the deaf.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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deaf educator ⓘ deaf rights advocate ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| affiliation | Gallaudet University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Sophia Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Edward Miner Gallaudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
histories of American deaf education
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histories of Gallaudet University ⓘ |
| educatedAt | American School for the Deaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gallaudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advocacy for people with disabilities
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deaf education ⓘ |
| givenName | Sophia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisability | deafness ⓘ |
| hasRole | founding figure of Gallaudet University community ⓘ |
| influenced | development of higher education for the deaf in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing early policies and culture of Gallaudet University
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leadership among deaf women in 19th-century America ⓘ |
| language | American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
deaf education movement
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deaf rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for deaf education in the United States
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role in the early development of Gallaudet University ⓘ |
| notableWork |
support for the establishment of Gallaudet College
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support for the founding of the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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educator ⓘ |
| partOf | early history of Gallaudet University ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| relative | Gallaudet family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Hartford, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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