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Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when
Keller c. 1904
Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Keller (left) with Anne Sullivan vacationing on Cape Cod in July 1888
Keller in the Radcliffe College yearbook, 1904
The Story of My Life is an autobiography written by Helen Keller and published in 1903, detailing her early life, particularly her experiences with Anne Sullivan. According to The Atlantic, it is one
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…1909, she joined the Socialist Party of America (SPA). She was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life (1903), publicized her education and life with Sullivan. The playwright William Gibson wrote a theatrical adaptation, The Miracle Worker, in 1959, which…
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