Mrs. Sigourney of Hartford Poems and Prose on the Early American Deaf Community |
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| Editor:
| Sayers, Edna Edith
Moore, Diana |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56368-557-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Gallaudet University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865) of Hartford, Connecticut, was an internationally known poet in her day. She was the first person to teach Alice Cosgrove, the deaf student who inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to open the first school for deaf students in America.
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865) of Hartford, Connecticut, was an internationally known poet in her day. She was the first person to teach Alice Cosgrove, the deaf student who inspired Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to open the first school for deaf students in America.