Elisabeth Gitter

Before Helen Keller, there was Laura Bridgeman, the first blind and deaf girl who learned not just to spell out words for objects, but to actually learn a language, to write in sentences not just in braille but to also put her thoughts down on paper with a pen. This biography of her life, how she was taught, her family and their challenges with a child who lost her sight and hearing as a result of scarlet fever, and her relationship with Dr Samuel Howe, the man who 'rescued' her and made her his lifelong project.

The biography is based on letters she wrote to friends and family,the journals she kept, and from letters written by Dr Samuel Howe and some of her teachers.

It's a fascinating insight into a remarkable woman who should not be forgotten.… (meer)