Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Astrid Amann Goodstein provides a blurb in ASL for Kathy Jankoswki's book "Agatha Tiegel Hanson: Our Places in the Sun." Available from Gallaudet University Press at https://gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/A/Agatha-Tiegel-Hanson

Astrid is a white woman with chin length, light blond and gray hair. She is wearing a blue, v-neck shirt with a necklace that has an open hand dangling from it. She is wearing black glasses and standing against a white, slightly textured, neutral background. In the upper right corner is a navy blue rectangle with white text that reads, "Gallaudet University Press." At the end of the video is a navy blue slide with the book cover. A black and white medium close-up photograph of a young white woman in glasses with her hair in a bun, wearing antiqued clothing. Main title in large white text next to the woman’s face reads “Agatha Tiegel Hanson.” Underneath in large blue text reads “Our Places in the Sun.” At the bottom in small yellow text reads “Kathy Jankowski.” At the bottom of the slide, in yellow text, reads "Now Available from Gallaudet University Press." The final slide is navy blue with "Gallaudet University Press" in white text. Beneath it in white text reads "Gallaudet University," with a buff swoop above it. At the bottom of the slide in yellow text reads "gupress.gallaudet.edu."

Transcript:
I’m Astrid Amann Goodstein. I have read the incredible book that Kathy Jankowski has created which shows a portrait of Agatha Tiegel Hanson, who was an amazing and visionary woman. She did many different things, one of which was working towards equal rights for women. She also never forgot her community of Deaf women and Deaf signers. At the same time, she was truly a genuine human being - as a mother, wife, grandmother, and friend to many Deaf people up until she was well over 80 years old. While I was reading, I happened to remember an experience. When I was a young girl, around 5 years old, my mother - Alice Campbell Amann - told me that she had to go visit an important woman and that she wanted me to go with her. I remember riding the bus to get there, and I remember walking into her apartment/home and seeing Agatha sitting on a rocking chair. I wish I could remember what they talked about, but I don’t. This was truly remarkable. In closing, as Kathy said in her preface, each one of us has a responsibility as well as a place in the sun. We must carry on Agatha’s legacy. It's a wonderful read!