Scope and Contents From the Collection: Agatha Tiegel Hanson was the first woman to graduate from Gallaudet College, where she graduated as Valedictorian in 1893.While at Gallaudet, Agatha Tiegel Hanson organized the women’s secret society, the OWLS, and became the first president. This society is now known as the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority. Agatha Hanson is well known for her poetry and writing. Her best known poems include “Inner Music”, “Semi Mutes”, and “T.H. Gallaudet”.After graduating from Gallaudet,...

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Correspondence and other papers of Agatha T. Hanson, a leader in the deaf community and the first female graduate of Gallaudet University.