Quiz 14 : Regina Olson Hughes Flashcards
When and where was she born?
1895 in Herman, Nebraska
When did she become deaf?
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When did she become skilled at sign language?
When she enrolled at Gallaudet University
When did she earn her Bachelor’s? Masters?
1918 and then 1920
When did she marry her husband and who is he
Dr. Fredrick Hughes in 1923
Hughes got a job for the State Dept as what?
Language translator
What languages did she learn?
German, French, Spanish, Portuguese,Italian, Latin
By 1925, Hughes was hired by who?
The Dept of Agriculture
Her personal oil paintings where shown where in 1934?
The International Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts by Deaf Artists
She received what award for her original scientific drawings
The Superior Service Award
Hughes received an Honorary Doctorate from who when?
Gallaudet University 1967
She is the only Deaf artist to have what?
A solo exhibition at the Smithsonian institution
What 2 things were named in her honor? (Scientific names and what kind of thing they were)
- Plant species Hughesia reginae
2. Type of daisy Billbergia reginae
When did she die
August 1993
The Estate of Regina Olson Hughes donated what when? To who?
A collection of letters, photos, and illustrations to the Gallaudet University Archives in 1993
