Ella Mae Lentz
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Ella Mae Lentz (born in Berkeley in the mid-1950s to deaf parents[1] is a deaf American poet, author, and advocate. She graduated from the California School for the Deaf in 1971.[1] She went on to study at Gallaudet University, where she discovered her interest in ASL.[1] She was also awarded the Kappa Gamma Poetry Award from Gallaudet University.[2] She was interested in theater and drama. Later on, she decided not to go for drama and ended up getting into English.[3] She worked at Northeastern University as a research assistant. She was on “Silent Perspectives” in 1974. In 2007, she formed ASL Presents. [3]She has currently done hundreds of presentations about ASL in the US. [3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biography: Ella Mae Lentz". Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LLC, Signing Savvy. "Living Loud: Ella Mae Lentz - Poet, Educator, and Advocate | Signing Savvy Articles". Signing Savvy. Retrieved 2024-02-09.