How a Dog Breeder, a Blind Man, and a German Shepherd Changed the World in 1929
In the early twentieth century, those without sight were marginalized members of society. They had no job options and no mobility, and had to rely on the kindness of someone who might lead them or help them with whatever needed to be done.
A series of circumstances on two continents was to change all that, and in the process, provide dignity and independence to those with visual impairment.
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Dorothy Harrison Eustis (1886-1946) was born into a prominent family in Philadelphia and married Walter Abbott Wood, Jr., whose family had become wealthy farm machinery manufacturers. She moved to Wood’s hometown of Hoosick Falls, New York (near the border with Vermont) where she and Wood lived on a farm and ran an experimental cattle breeding program to increase milk production. In 1914 the couple traveled to Germany, and Dorothy, who loved dogs, brought home her first German shepherd.
The auto race known as the Indy 500 will celebrate its 100th anniversary on May 30, 2011. 
Last week I wrote about baseball catcher Roy Campanella. Reading his autobiography sent me in search of who, what, when, where, and why about the end of discrimination in professional baseball.