Keywords:
Keller, Helen
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Keller, Helen Political and social views
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Deafblind women Biography
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Deafblind women Education
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Blind-deaf women - Education - United States
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Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Several decades after her death in 1968, Helen Keller remains one of the most widely recognized women of the twentieth century. But the fascinating story of her vivid political life-particularly her interest in radicalism and anti-capitalist activism-has been largely overwhelmed by the sentimentalized story of her as a young deaf-blind girl. Keller had many lives indeed. Best known for her advocacy on behalf of the blind, she was also a member of the socialist party, an advocate of women's suffrage, a defender of the radical International Workers of the World, and a supporter of birth control-
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 178 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814758134
Series Statement:
The history of disability
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DDC:
362.4/1/092
Language:
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Introduction; 1. I Do Not Like This World As It Is: 1900-1924; 2. The Call of the Sightless: 1924-1937; 3. Manna in My Desert Places: 1937-1948; 4. I Will Not Allow Polly to Climb a Pyramid:1948-1968; 5. One of the Least Free People on Earth: The Making and Remaking of Helen Keller; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
