Genevieve Caulfield
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Genevieve Caulfield (May 8, 1888 - December 12, 1972) was a blind American teacher, who started a school for blind people in Thailand.
Born in Suffolk, Virginia, she lost her sight in an accident when she was two months old. Since her youth she had dreamt of becoming a teacher to help create a better understanding between Japanese and Americans. Her dream came true in 1923, when she came to Japan, where she taught English for a living as well as Braille to blind students.
In 1938 she opened the Bangkok School for the Blind, partly financed by her own savings, after she learned that blind children were considered useless in Thailand. Resisting repartition during World War II, she stayed in Bangkok and continued to work for her school.
In 1961 she was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding. {{Category: American educators]]
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