EDNA EDITH SAYERS was a professor of English at Gallaudet University, the famous school for the deaf. She has edited two anthologies: one of Deaf activist writers and another of deaf characters in literature.
"The research is impressive. . . . [Sayers's] writing is engaging,
her literary references illuminating, and, most of all, her
arguments provocative. The blending of Gallaudet's
achievements--notably the advocacy of signing, the establishment of
the school for the deaf, and the pedagogy of whole word
reading--with emphatic bigotry is one scholars cannot ignore."--
"New England Quarterly"
"Sayers . . . takes a different approach than the usual
"born-studied-mastered-married-parented-died" biographical formula,
and delves deeper into Gallaudet's political and religious
leanings, shining light into a perhaps lesser-known side of his
character. Gallaudet was a mirror of his times, and his involvement
in the Congregational Church, the Federalist Party, and various
social and political causes is explored. . . . Of value to those
interested in Deaf culture and disability studies in general."--
"Library Journal"
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