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Tuesday June 18, 2002
The Summer of 1917
One Man's
Thoughts on the Deaf
American
Community During World War I
The third volume in the Gallaudet Classics in Deaf
Studies series,
Gaillard in
Deaf America: A Portrait of the Deaf Community, 1917 chronicles the travels
of Henri Gaillard during his visit to America only a few weeks after the United
States entered World War I. “In it, Henri Gaillard, a French deaf activist and
leader, offers an engaging account of his travels to the United States during
the summer of 1917 that is certain to delight and inform readers interested in
the deaf community and mainstream society,” writes Bob Buchanan, editor
of Gaillard in Deaf America in his introduction.
Buchanan continues with: “An
adroit writer with a sharp memory, a perceptive eye, and an engaging
personality, Gaillard composed an insightful journal that recounts his visit
with the American deaf community. For three months, Gaillard, accompanied by
French colleagues Jean Olivier, Edmond Pilet, and Eugene Graff, traveled up and
down the east coast and into the Midwest. They visited schools and colleges,
social clubs and conventions, private residences and workplaces, meeting both
deaf leaders and ordinary adults. Beginning in Hartford, Gaillard and company
traveled to metropolitan New York, Buffalo, Akron, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and
Washington, D.C., where they were welcomed by their deaf colleagues.” Read the
introduction in its entirety and
order Gaillard
in Deaf America at a 20% discount off the regular price.
  Recently, Ronda Jo Miller, a
2000 Gallaudet University graduate and star of the 1999 women’s
basketball team, made history as the
first deaf player to try out for a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
team. Miller finished her career at Gallaudet as the NCAA Division III career
rebounding leader (1,545 rebounds). She also ranks third in Division III in
scoring (2,656 points) and third in blocked shots (373). Before joining the
Mystics on May 3, she played for Herlov in Denmark where she led the league in
rebounding, helped her team win the championship, and was voted the best foreign
player in the Denmark Elite Series League. Although she did not land a spot on
the WNBA team, she continues to play in Denmark.
Deaf Girls
Rule: A Photographic Essay of the 1999 Champion Gallaudet University Women’s
Basketball Team chronicles the team when it
won the regular season championship and advanced to the ‘Sweet Sixteen’ rung of
the NCAA Division III national tournament. It features 104 black and white
photographs of the players and coaches, essays, and also some historic
photographs.
View
select
photographs of Ronda Jo Miller and the team’s
other winning women
scholar-athletes and
order Deaf
Girls Rule today.
 Gallaudet University Press Institute, the educational division of Gallaudet
University Press, will host its second international conference “Genetics,
Disability, and Deafness” on April 3-4, 2003 at the Gallaudet University Kellogg
Conference Center (GUKCC) in Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers include Louis
Menand and Walter Nance. Mr. Menand is the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning
book The Metaphysical Club which tells the story of the creation of ideas
and values that changed the way Americans think and the way they live. Mr. Nance
is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Genetics for the Medical
College of Virginia. Stay tuned for more details on how to register for the
conference, travel information, hotel accommodations and more.
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