preserveri
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Civic Integration for English Language Learners with Lippitt House Museum
What is the Lippitt House Museum Civics Program for English Language Learners and how did it get started?
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Guest Blogger
Nov 204 min read
The Lasting Legacy of Oralism and the Never-Ending Fight for Progress
Alexander Graham Bell, one of Jeanie Lippitt's teachers, left a complicated legacy in Deaf history.
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Guest Blogger
Nov 133 min read
Shifting Perception of Deafness: Deaf Culture and Deaf Gain
How much do you know about deafness? How are sign languages different from “flipping fingers”? How did “Deaf” become a cultural identity?
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Guest Blogger
Nov 64 min read
The Transformation of Rhode Island School for the Deaf from Oralism to Bilingual Education
What did oralist education mean for the broader deaf population in RI in the 19th century?
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Guest Blogger
Oct 304 min read
The Lives and Connections between Jeanie Lippitt, Mary Ann Lippitt, and Alexander Graham Bell
Jeanie Lippitt and her mother Mary Ann, along with Alexander Graham Bell, were important figures the 19th century deaf education.
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Guest Blogger
Oct 292 min read
The Lippitts and the History of Equal Rights for Deaf Education
A series about the history of equal rights for deaf education and the Lippitt family’s contributions to that history.
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Madeline Tirschwell
Oct 273 min read
Civics, History, and the Responsibility of Citizenship
Lippitt House Museum's Civics Program for English Language Learners connects history with our responsibilities today.
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Kayleigh Danowski
Sep 23 min read
The Women Who Carved the Turkey: A Lippitt Lineage of Tradition and Preservation
Lippitt House was passed down through a line of women who acted as stewards of family tradition and conservators of the property.
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preserveri
Jul 72 min read
Exploring History Through Guided Tours of Lippitt House Museum
Lippitt House Museum is a ‘hidden’ attraction—it is one of the few historic houses in the city that you can tour inside.
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Jane Bird, Museum Associate
Jan 112 min read
An Event for the Ages, Starring: Governor Henry Lippitt
In 1876, the eyes of every American were trained on the heart of Philadelphia as a celebration for the ages played out from May to...
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