Born in England, Hannah was brought to America as a child but soon after that she lost her sight. She was one of the first students to be educated at the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind. In 1852, Miss Guillan became the first principal teacher of Macon’s Academy of the Blind, where she taught for 46 years. She worked until ten days prior to her death at age 70. When she died she was designated by the newspapers as being at that time the “oldest instructor for the blind in the world.” Miss Guillan performed numerous acts of charity which were made known only after her death.
(1828-1898) (Magnolia, lot 5, row A24)
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