Marie Jean Philip
Marie Jean Phillip (1953-1997) was an American Sign Language activist.[1] She wanted Deaf children to learn American Sign Language as their first language.[1]
Early life[change | change source]
Phillip was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] She was born to a deaf family.[1][2] Philip was rejected from the Clarke School for the Deaf because of her use of sign language.[1] They wanted her to use English to speak and lip-read.[1] Eventually, she was accepted into the American School for the Deaf.[1][2][3]
Career[change | change source]
She was an ASL activist and Bilingual-Bicultural pioneer.[3][1] She wanted Deaf students to learn American Sign Language and to learn about Deaf culture.[1] Marie Jean Philip went to Northeastern University and Gallaudet University to earn a BA degree in linguistics.[3] She went on to be the first deaf researcher and interpreter at Northeastern University after her graduation.[1] Marie started The Learning Center for the Deaf in Massachusetts.[1] She eventually had several programs named after her. [1] Philip unfortunately passed away due to pulmonary embolism.[2]
Contributions[change | change source]
Phillip was one of the first people to establish ASL as a recognized language. (2) She still remains an icon to deaf culture for her work and advocacy for ASL to this day.[1][2][3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Language Advocates and Trailblazers to Know About for Women's History Month". La Lengua Blog by Cricket eLearning. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Foundation, Deafhood (2021-12-06). "Marie Jean Philip, Leading Bi-Bi". Deafhood Foundation. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "About The Marie Jean Philip Competition". American Sign Language & Interpreting Education. Retrieved 2024-02-09.