Complex sentence: On January 24,1844, Crosby was one of seventeen students from the NYIB who gave a concert for Congress, and she recited a thirteen stanza original composition that called for the creation of an institution for the education of the blind in every state.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 24,1844, Crosby was among the students from the NYIB who gave a concert for Congress. She recited an original composition that called for the creation of an institution for the education of the blind in every state.