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Teresa de Cartagena (fl. 1425 – 1478) was a writer, mystic and nun in late medieval Castile who is considered to be the first Spanish-language female writer and mystic. [1] She became deaf between 1453 and 1459. [2]
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Teresa Deevy (21 January 1894 – 19 January 1963) was an Irish dramatist and writer, who was deaf from the age of 19. Best known for her works for theatre, she was also a short story writer, and writer for radio.
For the record: 10:39 a.m. Aug. 26, 2022: An earlier version of this article erroneously said Oedipus is played by a hearing actor.The character is played by a Deaf actor. Silence is tangible ...
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After leaving school, Fischer developed an interest in helping the deaf community. [2] She raised funds for St. Ann's Church for the Deaf in New York City. [2] She instructed several deafblind children and in 1880 took a position as a residential dean at the Texas School for the Deaf, but poor health required her to return to her family's home in Savanna.
Pauline Leader (October 16, 1908–July 13, 2001) was a writer and poet, noted for her memoir, And No Birds Sing, which chronicles her growing up in Bennington, Vermont as an outcast daughter of Jewish immigrants and her bohemian life in Greenwich Village, subsequent to becoming deaf at age 12. Her work pioneered understanding the perspective ...
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