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Annie has served as a longtime spokesperson for the Foundation. She chaired National Stuttering Awareness Week, has been featured on posters, in press releases and in the Foundation’s public service ads. As a symbol of courage, she is a real inspiration to all women who stutter.
Dec 9, 2016 · “I’m just going down to the corner store to get a pack of gum.” “Don’t be long,” she would always respond. He said it before he was propelled into space on Feb. 20,...
The stuttering community has lost one of its foremost pioneers as Annie Glenn died Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at the age of 100 in St. Paul, Minn. Annie Glenn was a longtime spokesperson of The Stuttering Foundation in addition to a stalwart supporter over the years.
We tend to think of heroes as being those who are well known, but America is made up of a whole nation of heroes who face problems that are very difficult, and their courage remains largely unsung. Millions of individuals are heroes in their own right. In my book, Annie is one of those heroes.
Nov 1, 2020 · “She was incredibly inspirational to students, many who had not had that much contact with people who stutter.” Annie was also a dedicated and supportive friend. “While she inspired many with communication disorders to seek treatment, her caring personality went way beyond disability issues,” said Cheryl Brown, widow of former Ohio ...
May 20, 2020 · Glenn, wife of John Glenn, the former astronaut and U.S. senator, was an inspiring figure for people with disabilities because of her public openness about her chronic stuttering and her advocacy on behalf of others with communication disorders.
"I'm just going down to the corner store to get a pack of gum." "Don't be long," she would always respond. He said it before he was propelled into space on February 20, 1962, to become the first...
