Project Gutenberg 2010-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 89 Martin, Frances e09001624 Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind" by Frances Martin is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and contributions of Elizabeth Gilbert, who dedicated her existence to championing the rights and capabilities of blind individuals during an era when such advocacy was far from common. It narrates her efforts to combat societal prejudices against blindness and her pioneering role in establishing educational and vocational resources for blind people, illustrating her tenacity and compassion. The opening of the work introduces Elizabeth Gilbert's early life, detailing her childhood experiences as a blind girl following a bout of scarlet fever that cost her sight. It portrays her supportive family environment, emphasizing her father's resolve to treat her like any of her siblings, thus cultivating her independence and capabilities. The narrative also touches on her father, Dr. Gilbert, who played a significant role in her upbringing, inspiring a determination in Elizabeth to overcome perceived limitations placed upon her by society. This foundation sets the stage for her later endeavors as an advocate and leader for the blind community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31721/31721-h/images/frontispiece.jpg en Blind -- Education Gilbert, Elizabeth Margaretta Maria, 1826-1885 Blind -- Employment HV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Teaching & Education 540090 540099 2024-09-13T11:33:31.178350 2023-09-14T05:50:01.516397 text/html text/html 545880 2010-03-21T10:00:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 249770 2010-03-21T10:00:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 315641 2024-09-13T11:33:40.920336 application/epub+zip 320054 2024-09-13T11:33:33.200384 application/epub+zip 267687 2024-09-13T11:33:32.028453 application/epub+zip 569855 2024-09-13T11:33:46.318291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555996 2024-09-13T11:33:39.915316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503927 2022-09-14T14:30:58.169041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496038 495815 2024-09-13T11:33:29.976359 2023-09-14T05:50:00.424407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 495835 2010-03-21T10:00:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185685 2010-03-21T10:00:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 495834 2010-03-21T10:00:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185606 2010-03-21T10:00:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20490 2024-09-13T11:33:46.485286 application/rdf+xml 15153 2024-09-13T11:33:32.417363 image/jpeg 3582 2024-09-13T11:33:32.220376 image/jpeg 302098 2024-09-13T11:33:31.234394 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog