Samuel Gridley Howe
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers, Disabilities, Handicapped People
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: A universal reformer, Howe’s greatest contribution was to the education of the blind, the deaf-blind, and the mentally retarded. His monumental efforts significantly enhanced social concern for the handicapped in the United States.
Early Life
Samuel Gridley Howe was born on November 10, 1801, the son of Joseph Howe and Patty Gridley Howe, both of old New England stock. His father was a cordage manufacturer and steadfast Jeffersonian Republican. A man of principle, as his son was to be, he accepted government bonds in payment for...
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