Meredith Eliassen, "Helen Keller: A Life in American History "
English | ISBN: 1440874638 | 2021 | 312 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 1440874638 | 2021 | 312 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Helen Keller: A Life in American History explores Keller's life, career as a lobbyist, and experiences as a deaf-blind woman within the context of her relationship with teacher-guardian-promoter Anne Sullivan Macy and overarching social history. The book tells the dual story of a pair struggling with respective disabilities and financial hardship and the oppressive societal expectations set for women during Keller's lifetime. This narrative is perhaps the most comprehensive study of Helen Keller's role in the development of support services specifically related to the deaf-blind, as delineated as different from the blind.
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