Caroline Yale

Caroline Ardelia Yale
Caroline Ardelia Yale
BornSeptember 29, 1848
Charlotte, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1933(1933-07-02) (aged 84)
Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMount Holyoke College
OccupationEducator
Known forClarke School for the Deaf, Northampton Vowel and Consonant Charts, teacher
FamilyYale family

Caroline Ardelia Yale (September 29, 1848 – July 2, 1933[1]) was an American inventor and educator who revolutionized the teaching of hearing-impaired students. A collaborator of Alexander Graham Bell, her phonetic system became the most widely used in America.[2][3]

She worked most of her career at the Clarke School for the Deaf, eventually becoming Principal of the institution, and was involved in raising funds for the deaf through leading figures such as her childhood friend, Grace Coolidge, First Lady of the United States. She was also director and cofounder of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

  1. ^ James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. (1971). Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Harvard University Press. pp. 692–. ISBN 9780674627345. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
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