Silent life and silent language : the inner life of a mute in an institution for the deaf / Kate M. Farlow ; introduction by Kristen C. Harmon.
"Silent Life and Silent Language presents a fictionalized account of life at a Midwestern residential school for deaf students in the years following the Civil War. Based on the experiences of the author, who became deaf at the age of nine and entered a residential school when she was twelve, this historical work is remarkable and rare because it focuses on signing deaf women's lives. One of only a few accounts written by deaf women in the 19th century, Silent Life and Silent Language gives a detailed description of daily life and learning at the Indiana Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Kate M. Farlow wrote this book with the goal of giving hearing parents hope that their deaf children would be able to lead happy and productive lives. She sought to raise awareness of the benefits of deaf schools and was an early advocate for the use of American Sign Language and of bilingual education. The Christian influence on the school and on the author is strongly present in her writing and reflects an important component of deaf education at the time. Descriptions of specific signs, games, ASL story nights, and other aspects of the signing community during the 1870s will be of interest to modern students and researchers in linguistics, deaf education, Deaf studies, and Deaf history. Farlow's work reveals a sophisticated, early understanding of the importance of access to language, education, and community for deaf individuals"-- Provided by publisher.
"Presents a fictionalized account of life at a Midwestern residential school for deaf students in the years following the Civil war. Based on the experiences of the author who became deaf at the age of nine and entered a residential school when she was twelve"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781944838294
- ISBN: 1944838295
- Physical Description: xvi, 184 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Washington, DC : Gallaudet University Press, [2018]
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General Note: | A reissue of the edition published in 1883. |
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Genre: | Autobiographical fiction. Fiction. |
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"Presents a fictionalized account of life at a Midwestern residential school for deaf students in the years following the Civil war. Based on the experiences of the author who became deaf at the age of nine and entered a residential school when she was twelve"-- - Baker & Taylor
"Silent Life and Silent Language presents a fictionalized account of life at a Midwestern residential school for deaf students in the years following the Civil War. Based on the experiences of the author, who became deaf at the age of nine and entered a residential school when she was twelve, this historical work is remarkable and rare because it focuses on signing deaf women's lives. One of only a few accounts written by deaf women in the 19th century, Silent Life and Silent Language gives a detailed description of daily life and learning at the Indiana Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Kate M. Farlow wrote this book with the goal of giving hearing parents hope that their deaf children would be able to lead happy and productive lives. She sought to raise awareness of the benefits of deaf schools and was an early advocate for the use of American Sign Language and of bilingual education. The Christian influence on the school and on the author is strongly present in her writing and reflects an important component of deaf education at the time. Descriptions of specific signs, games, ASL story nights, and other aspects of the signing community during the 1870s will be of interest to modern students and researchers in linguistics, deaf education, Deaf studies, and Deaf history. Farlow's work reveals a sophisticated, early understanding of the importance of access to language, education, and community for deaf individuals"-- - Book News
This fictionalized memoir was first published in 1888. Author Kate M. Farlow, who was a teacher at the Iowa School for the Deaf, describes daily life and educational techniques at a residential school for the deaf in the Midwest during the post-Civil War period. The book is based on Farlowâs own experiences at the Indiana School for the Deaf. Her purpose was to educate the public on life in an institution for the deaf and to show how deaf education could be improved. An introduction by Kristen C. Harmon gives details on Farlowâs life and career, the context of her times, and her work as an advocate for deaf education. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Chicago Distribution CenterBased on the experiences of the author, this is a fictionalized account of life at a residential school for deaf students in the 19th century that provides historical insights into American Sign Language, the Deaf community, deaf education, and the lives of deaf women.
- Chicago Distribution CenterSilent Life and Silent Language presents a fictionalized account of life at a Midwestern residential school for deaf students in the years following the Civil War. Based on the experiences of the author, who became deaf at the age of nine and entered a residential school when she was twelve, this historical work is remarkable and rare because it focuses on signing deaf womenâs lives. One of only a few accounts written by deaf women in the 19th century, Silent Life and Silent Language gives a detailed description of daily life and learning at the Indiana Asylum for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb.
    Kate M. Farlow wrote this book with the goal of giving hearing parents hope that their deaf children would be able to lead happy and productive lives. She sought to raise awareness of the benefits of deaf schools and was an early advocate for the use of American Sign Language and of bilingual education. The Christian influence on the school and on the author is strongly present in her writing and reflects an important component of deaf education at the time. Descriptions of specific signs, games, ASL story nights, and other aspects of the signing community during the 1870s will be of interest to modern students and researchers in linguistics, deaf education, Deaf studies, and Deaf history. Farlowâs work reveals a sophisticated, early understanding of the importance of access to language, education, and community for deaf individuals.