Winifred Holt

Winifred Holt (born Nov. 17, 1870, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died June 14, 1945, Pittsfield, Mass.) was an American welfare worker whose steadfast efforts helped to increase understanding of the capabilities of blind people and to make vocational training available to them. Holt was a daughter of publisher Henry Holt. She was educated in private schools and, informally, by the artists and writers who were frequent guests of her parents. While on an extended visit to...