Aftersight

Blind History Lady

History EN ↓ 23 episodes

Archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

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Author

Aftersight

Category

History

Podcast website

aftersight.org

Latest episode

Aug 24, 2026

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Episodes

Blind History Lady September 2026 24.08.2026
Blind History Lady June 2026 24.08.2026

Three inspiring stories highlight how blind individuals helped shape history through innovation, determination, and perseverance. One explores the surprising connection between blindness and the development of the typewriter, another follows Zorah Tinsley, a blind entrepreneur who built a successful rural telephone network in Oklahoma, and the third tells the story of Emma Mast, a blind woman who...

Blind History Lady July 2026 24.08.2026

Three remarkable individuals proved that blindness does not define a person's potential. Dr. Arthur Dye became the first blind Life Master bridge player in the United States while building a successful medical career, Joseph Baker transformed public education in Tennessee after losing his sight as a teenager, and Civil War veteran William Sallada overcame a devastating war injury to become an inve...

Blind HIstory Lady August 2026 24.08.2026
Dale: Russian Translator, and Joe Sticola 20.10.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Karsten Ohnstad excerpt, and Charles Lindsay 14.10.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

James Muirhead, and George Reneau 06.10.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Finding Goldy, and Julia Catley 06.10.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Fred Teter: The Hospital Life for Me, and Fred Luthy: Can a blind man get rich? 29.09.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Mary Fitzhugh, and John Gwaltney 16.09.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Jim Ivy, and From Bad to Best 16.09.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Hard Choices Made Leaders, and Emily Raspberry 08.09.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Dolly Glass, donaldson: capitol guide, and One Hundred Pallbearers, But None Were Blind 08.09.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Elias Torre: Dogs in Hawaii and Jon Asper 25.08.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Christmas and Toys for The Blind, and Meet Mr. Snow 11.08.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

The Optophone, and Boyer, When You Raise Them Right 04.08.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

EvelynTozyer: The Life She Hadn’t Planned and Tommy Doolittle-Fiddler.mp3 6 of 27 31.07.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Marie Schlep and Gysbertus “Bert” Weldhuizen: Immigrant to Leader 28.07.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Anna Green:Glad Late then Never and Anna Andersen 16.07.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Allen Hurlburt and Alices Restaurant 08.07.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Blanche Fearing, First Blind Woman Lawyer and Glen Hurlburt, California Song Maker 30.06.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Beverly Butler and William Branch 16.06.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

Anita O'Shey and Blind Shoe Makers 09.06.2025

archived stories in the collections of our blind ancestors in America researched and told by the Blind History Lady through monthly emails, and now in audio format. To subscribe to The Blind History Lady’s email list, send a note to theblindhistorylady@gmail.com

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