![]() ![]() I was amazed that this Deaf utopia existed centuries ago that was more progressive than the world around me.ĭescribe your research process. It was during my first trip to off-season Martha’s Vineyard that a cab driver told me about the island’s history of deafness, mentioning the high prevalence in Chilmark. I resigned from the library and moved to the Cape. In those days, I would pack everything in my car at the drop of a hat. My college friend Maggie wrote to say she’d moved to Cape Cod. I started working at my hometown (Oyster Bay, Long Island) library. ![]() ![]() L.M-L: How did you learn about this Deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard, and why did this particular story speak to you?Ī.C.L: I received my B.A. Today, Ann Clare will guide us on her journey as a writer of historical fiction and what brought her to Martha’s Vineyard and to this story. Two months ago, I reviewed Show Me a Sign for The Pirate Tree. Deaf author Ann Clare LeZotte’s middle grade novel Show Me a Sign portrays 11-year-old Mary Lambert, a deaf girl growing up in the town of Chilmark whose encounter with a so-called scholar from the mainland threatens her, her family, and their way of life. Martha’s Vineyard is a popular vacation spot today, but in the early nineteenth century, it was home to the largest Deaf community in the United States, a community that had developed its own sign language, eventually incorporated into ASL. A Journey Through Time with Deaf Author Ann Clare LeZotte ![]()
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