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When she was just two years old, Laura Bridgman lost her sight, her hearing, and most of her senses of smell and taste. At the time, no one believed a child with such severe disabilities could be taught to communicate, much less lead a full and productive life. But then a progressive doctor,... read more
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On December 21, 1829, in Etna, a town very near Hanover, New Hampshire, Harmony Bridgman gave birth to her third child, a "delicate plant" of a girl named Laura.
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- Dewey: 362.41092
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