Life After Deaf I
Alice Cogswell
T.H. Gallaudet
Women's Education
Gallaudet's Offers
fathers passing had a negative impact
dependent of her father
Dr. Cogswell passed
possibly died of a "broken heart" or suicide
perhaps felt devastated and lost when her father died
offered many good jobs but turned them down
continued to use illness as excuse
left the asylum without plan
continued to take many trips
bad time for women education
many men had a negative view of it
women could only be teachers under one condition
teach blind students at a school in Boston
blamed health for declining
many jobs offered
lack of support