The radical lives of Helen Keller
1st ed.. - New York: New York University Press, c2004
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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-
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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The radical lives of Helen Keller
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: | Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor Harvey J. Kaye |
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Nielsen, Kim E. ; Kaye, Harvey J. |
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Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
Veröffentlichung: | New York: New York University Press, c2004 |
Medientyp: | Amtliche Druckschrift, Bibliografie, Biografie, Monographie |
Datenträgertyp: | Elektronische Ressource |
Umfang: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
ISBN: | 0-8147-5846-0; 0-8147-5900-9; 1-4175-8832-2 |
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