179:(four brothers and an older sister) encouraged her learning and development at home. Carlsen's mother died when she was 4 years old, so Carlsen's father and older sister raised her. She made friends and learned to swim and play baseball. Walking was accomplished with the help of a kiddie car. She adapted to fine motor tasks, including writing and feeding herself, by using her upper arms. She started her formal education at the age of 8 years and completed school through the 8th grade in Grantsburg at the age of 12 years (including the completion of two grade levels in one year). Her brothers would carry her to and from school or pull her on a sled when there was enough snow on the ground. While in high school, Carlsen received therapy and surgery to be able to walk. Contractures of her knees were straightened after which she was fitted with artificial legs and learned to walk while aided by crutches. She attended high school in
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Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped. The nomination was supported by the governors of North Dakota, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, and Montana as well as numerous former students and scores of officials in the field of rehabilitation. She was nominated for and received the award for "devoting her entire lifetime to the rehabilitation and education of severely handicapped children" and for developing "an international reputation for her amazing accomplishments." She was described as an inspiration who helped students achieve independence. On September 9, 1966, Carlsen received the State of North Dakota's most prestigious award, the
219:. She returned to Jamestown and her position as the School's principal in 1950. She was also named its superintendent that year. Carlsen held the administrator position until her retirement in 1981. She also served the School as child guidance director from 1950 to 1981. On a leave of absence, she served as the Clinic Coordinator for Cerebral Palsied Children School in Southern California. After her retirement from the Crippled Children's School in 1981, Carlsen served as a consultant to the School and a mentor to its students until her death on December 2, 2002, in Jamestown, ND.
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Carlsen received numerous other awards and served on numerous local, statewide, and national committees. She received three honorary degrees: Doctor of Humane
Letters - University of North Dakota 1982, Doctor of Humane Letters - Wartburg College, Waverly, IA 1960, and Doctor of Laws - Jamestown
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Carlsen gained attention as a disabilities advocate, the Crippled Children's School in Jamestown, as it was known, also gained national attention.
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