THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME

Seneca Falls, NY

www.greatwomen.org

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