where she worked for six years. She married deaf architect Olof Hanson in 1899; they moved to Seattle and had three children. Hanson was a prolific writer. She wrote poetry throughout her life and published a book of poems titled Overflow Verses. In her poem titled "Inner Music," she described her deafness as an "imperfection," but one that allowed for "diviner harmony" and "peacefulness". She contributed articles to a national newspaper for the deaf, The Silent Worker, and later served as an editor for the Seattle newspaper for the deaf community, The Seattle Observer. Later life Hanson and her husband were both influential leaders in the Seattle-area deaf community. She was active in several organizations, including the Puget Sound Association of the Deaf, the Washington State Association of the Deaf, and the deaf mission of the Episcopal Church. Hanson died in Portland, Oregon on October 17, 1959. Legacy Gallaudet's Hanson Plaza and Dining Hall is named in her honor. In 2014 Gallaudet celebrated its 150th anniversary by selecting fifteen notable alumni to highlight as "visionary leaders"; both Hanson and her husband, Olof, were among the fifteen selected. In 2020 a biography of Hanson was written by Kathy Jankowski, Agatha Tiegel Hanson: Our Places in the Sun. References External links "Agatha Tiegel Hanson Reminisces" 9-minute video in ASL with English captions (2013) 1873 births 1959 deaths Educators of the deaf Poets from Pennsylvania Writers from Pittsburgh American deaf people American women poets Gallaudet University alumni 19th-century American educators 19th-century American women educators 19th-century American poets 19th-century American women writers 20th-century American poets 20th-century American women writers Writers from Seattle Poets from Washington (state)