“Ware, Josephine M.

Worcester

Time and Place of Institution before entering Clarke Institute:  Public schools before she became deaf

Time of Entering Situation:  Sept. 1869

Age at time of Admission:  13yrs 2mo.

Cause of Deafness:  Meningitis at 11 years”

Reference Data:

Annual Report by Massachusetts Department of Education, by Department, 1870, page 50