Laura Bridgman

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Laura Bridgman was a pioneering 19th-century American deafblind woman who became the first such person to receive a significant formal education and gain widespread public attention.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Laura Bridgman canonical 3
Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deafblind person ⓘ
educational pioneer ⓘ
human ⓘ
ageAtOnsetOfIllness 2 ⓘ
causeOfDeath tuberculosis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1829-12-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1889-05-24 ⓘ
describedIn writings of Charles Dickens ⓘ
disability blindness ⓘ
deafness ⓘ
loss of sense of smell ⓘ
loss of sense of taste ⓘ
educatedAt Perkins Institution for the Blind ⓘ
effectOfIllness loss of hearing ⓘ
loss of sight ⓘ
loss of smell ⓘ
loss of taste ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup White American ⓘ
familyName Bridgman ⓘ
father Daniel Bridgman ⓘ
fieldOfActivity disability rights history ⓘ
education of people with disabilities ⓘ
fullName Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman ⓘ
linked to: Laura Bridgman
givenName Laura ⓘ
hasOccupation seamstress ⓘ
illness scarlet fever ⓘ
influenced Anne Sullivan ⓘ
linked to: Annie Sullivan
inspired Helen Keller ⓘ
knownFor being widely reported in American and European newspapers ⓘ
early success in tactile reading and writing ⓘ
language raised-print English ⓘ
tactile manual alphabet ⓘ
mentionedInWork American Notes for General Circulation ⓘ
mother Harmony Bridgman ⓘ
notableFor being the first deafblind person to receive a significant formal education ⓘ
gaining widespread public attention as a deafblind student in the 19th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hanover, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath South Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
linked to: South Boston
religion Baptist ⓘ
linked to: Baptists
residence Boston, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
Perkins Institution for the Blind ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
siblingCount 5 ⓘ
studentOf Samuel Gridley Howe ⓘ
taughtSkill domestic tasks to younger blind students ⓘ
knitting ⓘ
sewing ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samuel Gridley Howe → notableStudent → Laura Bridgman ⓘ
Bridgman → hasNotableBearer → Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman ⓘ
linked to: Laura Bridgman
Laura Bridgman → fullName → Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman ⓘ
linked to: Laura Bridgman
Harmony Bridgman → child → Laura Bridgman ⓘ
Harmony Bridgman → relative → Laura Bridgman ⓘ