Bridgman, Laura
blind deaf mute, was born Dec. 2, 1829, in Hanover, N. H.
She was born with the enjoyment of all her faculties, but at two years old lost her sight, hearing, smell, and partially her taste by a severe fit of sickness. At eight years she was placed under the care of Dr. S. G. Howe, in the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston, with what results every one knows. She can read from raised letters, write, and skillfully play the piano, make fine crochetwork, and select colors all by the sense of touch; being the first person so afflicted who was educated. She died May 24, 1889, in Boston, Mass.