Helen Keller, Kelly Mass
Helen Keller, Kelly Mass
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Helen Keller
Biography of the American Author, Disability Rights Advocate, and Political Activist

Author: Kelly Mass

Narrator: Chris Newman

Unabridged: 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Efalon Acies

Published: 03/09/2022


Synopsis

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, handicap rights champ, political activist, and speaker who lived from June twenty-seventh, 1880 to June 1st, 1968. She was born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, and following a bout of health problem at the age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing.Keller used home signals till she was 7 years of age, when she met Anne Sullivan, her first instructor and long-lasting partner, who taught her language, and that includes reading and writing; Sullivan's first lessons comprised spelling words on Keller's hand to show her the names of things around her. Using the Tadoma method, she also discovered how to speak and comprehend other individuals' speech.She got her education at both specialized and traditional organizations before registering at Harvard University's Radcliffe College, where she ended up being the first deafblind individual to get a Bachelor of Arts degree. She worked for the American Structure for the Blind (AFB) from 1924 to 1968, exploring the USA and taking a trip to 35 nations around the globe to promote for people who have lost their vision.Let’s study the life of Helen Keller and learn what else happened.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Boshra on April 11, 2013

Helen Keller My book was about Helen Keller’s story. I first heard about her story from my friend and I couldn’t wait to learn about her. I asked myself is it true? Blind, deaf and dumb girl can do this? Can she read and do everything that she wants until she got a college degree?! So I started loo......more

Goodreads review by Dayan on November 18, 2015

It was ok but I thought it should have more to the story about her life. When I was reading it I found myself feeling very inspired by her because of how much perseverance she had. I would look up to her any day as a hero to our world. She found out that she had to keep on trying and never give up.......more

Goodreads review by Alexa on April 21, 2016

The book Helen Keller was amazing.She had some disabilities, but that didn't stop her from doing a lot of things.The boom talked about how Helen had many disabilities and about her childhood, but this book really inspires people.It's like if, the book has a special message that it's trying to tell y......more