Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet meets Alice Cogswell and wanted to help her because he had a similar experience as a child.
Gallaudet meeting Alice Cogswell
I should help her, she should be able to communicate without having to be shipped off.
Gallaudet was invited to a meeting in Europe to learn about ASL, signing, and attempt to get help from Braidwood Academy
Gallaudet and Clerc returningfrom Europe on his their wayback to the Americas
Gallaudet on his way to Europe
Braidwood Academy did not offer help to Gallaudet , and he had to leave butwas later contacted by Siccard to come to The French National Institute
Gallaudet refusing Braidwood Academy's terms
Your terms are monstrous and unjust
If you stay 3-5 years we will teach you our methods
Gallaudet learning from Laurent Clerc and Siccard in Paris
After a small bit of studying under Clerc and Siccard with free classes and tutoring Gallaudet eventually had to return home.
I will come with you to help with the school
Clerc decides to accompany Gallaudet on his trip, and they head back to the Americas
The American Asylum for the Instruction Of The Dumb And Deaf Persons opened in Hartford in April 15th, 1817. Alice Cogswell as the first person to enroll.
Gallaudet establishing The School For The Deaf in 1817
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