SYMHC Classics: Laura Bridgman's Education

An episode of the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, hosted by iHeartPodcasts, titled "SYMHC Classics: Laura Bridgman's Education" was published on March 30, 2019 and runs 24 minutes.

March 30, 2019 ·24m · Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Today we're revisiting the 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina on Laura Bridgman, the first deafblind person to be educated -- a feat accomplished by Samuel Gridley Howe in the 1830s. People from around the world came to see her, including Charles Dickens, who wrote about her in his "American Travels."

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