the national women’s hall of fame seneca falls, ny
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Mission
"To honor in perpetuity these women, citizens of the United States of America whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value for the development of their country."©
200++ Women honored
Any Deaf/hard of hearing women?
Helen Keller: Advocate for Blind people
Helen KellerDeaf-Blind Woman
Born in Alabama, 1880-1968
Deaf/Blind at 1 year 7 months
Met Anne Sullivan at 7 yrs
Accomplishments
Graduate of Radcliffe
Writer, Lecturer
Women’s Rights and Socialism
NAACP + labor + Birth Control
Advocate: suffragist and socialist
American Federation for the Blind
Suffragist & reproductive rights
Member of socialist party
Advocate for the poor
Supported NAACP
Wrote:“Why Men Need
Women’s Suffrage
Quotes by Helen Keller
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men's chivalry to give them justice."
Helen Keller and The Deaf Community
Strong supporter of oralism/worked with AG Bell (influenced by Anne Sullivan)
Could fingerspell but not really sign
Was often “kept apart” from Deaf people
Helen KellerHonored in Hall of Fame
As an advocate particularly for the American foundation for the Blind– Promoted Braille books for blind people– Spokesperson/fundraiser
Helen Keller Foundation
EMPOWERED disabled person
Juliette Gordon Low
Juliette Gordon LowFounder of the Girl Scouts of
America
Born in Georgia (1860-1928)
Deafened as adult
Met Boy Scout leader
18 girls (1912); over 3.4 million today
Juliette Gordon Low
"I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!"
Juliette Gordon Low/Girl Scouts and Deaf Community
Gertrude Ederle
GERTRUDE EDERLEAthlete
Born 1906 NYC, died 2003
Hearing loss-measles, Deaf 1940
1924 Olympics Swimming medals
one GOLD, two BRONZE
FIRST WOMAN TO SWIMTHE ENGLISH CHANNEL
1926 first woman to swim the English Channel (14hrs 39 min)
BROKE men’s record…
Record stood until 1940
Lexington School Volunteer
Gertrude Ederle Swims the Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8PIVRsd3KE
Gertrude Ederle
“I just knew it could be done, and I did it”
Annie Jump Cannon
http://www.wellesley.edu/Astronomy/annie
Annie Jump CannonAstronomer
Born in Delaware, 1863;died 1941
Progressive hearing loss as adult– Worked with data
First Woman PhD in Astronomy (1921)
Moon crater
suffragist
Quote by Annie Jump Cannon
"At the Observatory, I am classifying, classifying and now getting ready to start on a large piece for Yale Observatory. It will be a job! And will keep several assistants busy doing minor details. Of course I love to do it."
Helen Brooke Taussig
Helen Brooke TaussigSurgeon
Born 1896, died 1986
Harvard Medical School reject
John Hopkins Chief of cardiology
Blalock-Taussig Operation (1944) By
Helen Brooke Taussighttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
physicians/biography_316.html
“By the time Taussig graduated from Hopkins, she had lost her
hearing and relied on lip-reading and hearing aids for
the rest of her career.”She learned to "listen with her
fingers" to her patients' hearts.
Helen Brooke Taussig Quote
"Over the years I've gotten recognition for what I did, but I didn't at the time. It hurt for a while. It hurt when Dr. Blalock (the surgeon who performed the initial 'blue baby' operations according to her directions) was elected to the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and I didn't even get promoted from an assistant to associate professor."
Clip from movie “Something the Lord Made” (2004)
Ruth Benedict (Fulton)mother of “Visual Anthropology”
Ruth Benedict (Fulton)Anthropologist
Born NY 1887, died 1941
PhD Colombia University (1923)
Studied Native American cultures, Japanese cultures
Researcher and Educator
Hard of hearing
Margaret Mead on Ruth Benedict
Quotes by Ruth Benedict
“I long to speak of the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.”
The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.”
Who are the six Deaf women and what are their areas?
Helen Keller Philanthropy/Education
Juliette Low Philanthropy
Gertrude Edrele Athlete
Annie J. Cannon Science/Astronomy
Helen Taussig Science/Medicine
Ruth Benedict Humanities
National Women’s Hall of Fame
226 Women
6 Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Similar…how?
WHICH DEAF WOMAN SHOULD BE HONORED NEXT??
SHOULD WE HAVE A DEAF WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME??
What would be the mission?
What criteria for entrance?
Resources: Websites
American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=1&TopicID=129
Brainy Quote: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/helen_keller.html
eHOW http://www.ehow.com/about_5296150_helen-keller-learning-sign-language.html
National Women’s Hall of Fame: www.greatheros.com
Realmagick.com http://www.realmagick.com/helen-keller-writings/
“Women Heroes” http://www.myhero.com/go/hero.asp?hero=hkeller2_Selden_MS_05_UL
Wkikpedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Helenkellerannesullivan1898.jpg
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/post_3644_b_1669817.html