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Ragnhild Kåta was born at Kåtaeiet in the parish of Vestre Slidre in Oppland (now Innlandet), Norway. At the age of three and a half, she lost her sight, hearing, sense of smell and taste, possibly due to scarlet fever.
Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn.
Ragnhild Kåta ble født den 23. mai 1873 på Kåtaeiet gård i Vestre Slidre. Hun mistet synet, hørselen, lukte- og smakssansen da hun var tre og et halvt år gammel etter skarlagensfeber. Etter å ha møtt Ragnhild i 1887, skrev lærer og forfatter Hallvard Bergh et varmt innlegg i Verdens Gang, der han skildret hennes tunge livshistorie.
Jul 19, 2021 · Ragnhild Tollefsdatter Kåta (I found about 7 different ways to pronounce her name, but I settled on: RAHN-heeld KAHT-ah) was born on May 23, 1873 on Kåtaeiet farm, Vestre Slidre, Oppland, Norway. She was the oldest of eight children born to her father and mother, Gjertrud Noreng.
May 10, 2024 · Guide to Vestre Slidre, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Ragnhild Tollefsen Kåta (23 May 1873 – 12 February 1947) was the first deafblind person in Norway who received proper schooling. Despite being deafblind, she learned to talk. The story of her success was an inspiration to Helen Keller.
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Ragnhild Kåta was born at Kåtaeiet in the parish of Vestre Slidre in Oppland, Norway. At the age of three and a half, she lost her sight, hearing, sense of smell and taste, possibly due to scarlet fever .
