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01 George T. Dougherty02 Assayer, Chemist
Biographical PowerPoint
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Anna Deripaska
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Early Life
01 Born: Missouri [4 January 1860]
02 Raised on farm
03 Typhoid fever [Age 2]
04 Deaf as a result of typhoid fever
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Schooling
01 Attended Missouri School for the Deaf [did not graduate]
02 Left school to attend Gallaudet College [graduated, B.S.]
03 Later attended Washington University [St. Louis]
04 Studied applied & analytical chemistry
05 Followed applied & analytical chemistry since 1883
06 Awarded Master’s Degree from Gallaudet College
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Work
01 Vulcan Steel Works
02 Deering Harvester Company
03 American Steel Foundries
04 Sargent Company [current as of 1898]
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Work Cont’d
04 Sargent Company [current as of 1898]
05 Highly respected/desired
06 Turned away constant job offers [e.g. Costa Rica]
07 Founded National Smelting and Refining Company
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Scientific Contributions
01 Devised procedure to determine amt. of nickel and vanadium in steel
02 Arbiter of smelting disputes [by scientific analysis]
03 Devised procedure to determine amt. of salt in petroleum
04 Invented Reflux Air Condenser [convert oil & fat into soap]
05 Lectured in Sign Language on chemistry
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Signed Lecture on Chloroform
Click Here to View Lecture
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Personal Accomplishments
01 First successful deaf scientist
02 Only deaf scientist [as of 1898]
03 Founder: National Association of the Deaf
04 Vice President: National Association of the Deaf
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Personal Accomplishments Cont’d
05 President [2x]: Pas-a-Pas Club [Chicago]
06 Presiding Officer: World Congress of the Deaf [@ World’s Fair]
07 Preserver of American Sign Language
08 Gifted writer on technical subjects [published author]
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Later Life
01 Married Annie Wicktom - semi-mute
02 She attended Illinois School for the Deaf
03 Had taught at the Missouri School for the Deaf for 5 years
04 As of 1898 - had one child, a girl, who was 6
05 George Dougherty died 1938
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Discussion Questions
01 What stood out to you about George Dougherty?
02 What experiences have you had that his story reflects?
03 What do you think it would be like to be deaf?
04 What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘disability?’
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Discussion Questions Cont’d
05 Is disability defined the same for everyone?
06 Do you try to help someone with a disability?
07 Do you think it would be harder with a physical or intellectual disability?
08 How might being deaf or hearing impaired affect school/work?
09 Can someone with a disability do everything you can?
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Progress Since
01 1933: F. Roosevelt: first person w/ a disability as President
02 1935: Roosevelt signs Social Security Act
03 1948: Harold Russell wins two Academy Awards
04 1960: First Paralympics Games
05 1963: Robert Weitbrecht: Acoustic Coupler
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Progress Since Cont’d
06 1971: The Caption Center
07 1975: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
08 1976: The Higher Education Act of 1972 amended
09 1960: First Paralympics Games
10 1982: Telecommunications for the Disabled Act
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Progress Since Cont’d
11 1984: Voting for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
12 1987: Marlee Matlin wins an Oscar
13 1994: Heather Whitestone crowned Miss America
14 2000: Mara Runyan, blind, qualifies for Olympics
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“ Who would have dreamed one hundred years ago that this could ever be possible? Then the deaf were uneducated and widely scattered, unknown to each other; their influence, of course, was nil. “
~George T. Dougherty, at the 1893 World's Congress of the Deaf
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Sources
G., Harry, and Bonnie Meath-Lang. Deaf persons in the arts and sciences: a biographical dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Pub Group, 1995.
96-98. Print.
Gallaher, James. Representative Deaf Persons of the United States of America: Containing Portraits and Character Sketches. Chicago: James E.
Gallaher, 1898. 45-46. Print.
"Lecture on the Discovery of Chloroform." Gallaudet University Video Catalog. Web. 20 Mar 2011.
<http://videocatalog.gallaudet.edu/player.cfm?video=2282>.
Richards, Penny. "January 4: George T. Dougherty (1860-1938)." Disability Studies, Temple U.. 04 Jan 2011. Web. 21 Mar 2011.
<http://disstud.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-4-george-t-dougherty-1860-1938.html>.
"The DisAbility Project." That UPPITY Theatre Company, 2005. Web. 22 Mar 2011. <http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:6GXfY5h-S-
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