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Elizabeth English Benson

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American educator of the deaf

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According to Wikipedia, Elizabeth English Benson was an American educator for deaf students who taught at Gallaudet College for two decades before being named Dean of Women there. During World War II, she temporarily joined the military so she could help newly deafened soldiers injured in the war. Later she was an occasional interpreter for two U.S. presidents.

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