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Norah Fry

August 20, 2015December 6, 2018 by Julie

Norah Fry (also known by her married name Norah Cooke-Hurle) was an advocate and campaigner for disabled children and those with learning difficulties. She was a mental health pioneer. Fry was a member of the Bristol Quaker Fry family of the J. S. Fry & Sons company who made chocolate and cocoa. She became Norah …

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Helen Keller

August 15, 2015December 6, 2018 by Julie

Helen Keller was an American author, political activist and campaigner for deaf and blind charities. Keller became deaf and blind at 19 months old after an illness, thought to be scarlet fever or meningitis. Keller’s inability to communicate lead to the belief that she was badly behaved. When she was 7 she was sent to …

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