Samuel gridley howe

Samuel Gridley Howe

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  • Day of Birth

    Samuel Gridley Howe was born on this day in Boston,

  • Graduated from Brown's Univarsity

  • Gridley recieved his medical degree from Harvard

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    Howe goes to Greece

    Howe went to Greece and took part in the war as a docter and a soldier for 6 years.
  • Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind

    Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind

  • Howe wrote the Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution after taking part in the Greek revolution

    Howe wrote the Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution after taking part in the Greek revolution

    Howe had just gotten back from six years helping Greeks gain freedom when he wrote his book.

  • Created New England Institution for the Education of the Blind

  • Married Julia Ward

    Married Julia Ward

    Maried Julia Ward, who was a writer. They had a total pf five kids; Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Florence Hall, and Maud Howe Elliott. Both of his daughter took after their mother and became writters. Laura Howe was named after Samuel's favorite and most accomplished student, Laura Bridgeman.

  • Became a founder of the Boston Vigilance Committee

    The Boston Vigilance Committee was a committe of abolitionists that formed as a result of the Fugitive slave law.

  • Became a member of the Boston Society for Aiding Discharged Convict

  • Helped create schools for mentally ill children

  • Helped create a school for deaf children

  • Death

    Death

    In 1876 Samuel Gridley Howe died