Sophia Fowler Gallaudet
Deceased Person
1798 – 1877
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Who was Sophia Fowler Gallaudet?
Sophia Fowler Gallaudet was the wife of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. As the founding matron of the school that became Gallaudet University, she played an important role in deaf history, even playing a key role in lobbying Congressmen in the effort to establish Gallaudet. She was appointed to be the first matron of the Columbia Institution on May 30, 1857 and held the position for nine years, until August 1, 1866.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1798
Connecticut - Spouses
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
(1821/08/29 - )
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
- Children
- Education
- American School for the Deaf
- Died
- May 13, 1877
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on July 23, 2013
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