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William Moon
British activist
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe
American educator
Holt, Winifred
Winifred Holt
American social worker
Laura Bridgman, 1878.
Laura Dewey Bridgman
American educator
Dorothy Leib Harrison Wood Eustis
Dorothy Leib Harrison Wood Eustis
American dog breeder and trainer
Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
American educator
Alden, Cynthia May Westover
Cynthia May Westover Alden
American social worker and journalist
Louis Braille
Louis Braille
French educator
A black-and-white photograph of Deafblind activist Helen Keller in an evening gown.
Helen Keller
American author and educator

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