Anne sullivan brief biography of albert
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In this photograph taken at Wrentham, circa 1905, John is seated in three-quarter profile between Helen and Anne. Helen stands in front of him and Anne stands behind him. She leans against the back of his chair with her right hand on his shoulder. He is holding a manuscript and looking up at the camera while manually signing into Helen's hand. John wears a light colored suit with a darker necktie that seems to be tied in a soft bow. Anne wears a dark, two-piece dress with a white blouse under the jacket. Helen's dress is also dark, with a deeply curved white collar, a high waist, and full three-quarter length sleeves with net ruffles at the elbow.
In 1908, Helen wrote The World I Live In and two years later her poem "The Song of the Stone Wall" was published. Anne's husband, John Macy, was instrumental in the editing and publication of these works. Helen recalled, "I cannot enumerate the helpful kindnesses with which he smoothed my rugged paths of endeavor."
He continued his
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Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of Helen Keller (1866–1936)
This article is about the teacher and companion of Helen Keller. For other uses, see Anne Sullivan (disambiguation).
Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.[1] At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills.[2] She received her education as a student of the Perkins School for the Blind. Soon after graduation at age 20, she became a teacher to Keller.[2]
Childhood
[edit]On April 14, 1866, Sullivan was born in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts, United States. The name on her baptismal certificate was Johanna Mansfield Sullivan but she was called "Anne" or "Annie" from birth.[3] She was the eldest child of Thomas and Alice (Cloesy)
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Anne Sullivan Macy
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| Anne Sullivan | |
Anne Sullivan in 1887 | |
| Born | April 14, 1866(1866-04-14) Feeding Hills, Massachusetts |
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| Died | October 20, 1936 (aged 70) Queens, New York |
| Spouse(s) | John Albert Macy (1905-1932) |
Anne Sullivan Macy, born Johanna Mansfield Sullivan, ( 14 April 1866 – 20 October 1936) was a teacher best known as the tutor of Helen Keller. She is also known as Annie Sullivan.
Biography
Anne Sullivan was born in Feeding Hills, a subsection of the town of Agawam, Massachusetts. Her parents, Thomas Sullivan and Alice Clohessy, were impoverished cooks who left Ireland in 1847 during the Potato Famine. Anne Sullivan’s father taught her Irish tradition and folklore. Her mother suffered from tuberculosis and died when Anne was nine. When she was ten, Anne had to move in with a relative, who later sent her and her brother to the Tewksbury Almshouse (today Tewksbu