The Resource The radical lives of Helen Keller, Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor, Harvey J. Kaye
The radical lives of Helen Keller, Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor, Harvey J. Kaye
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- Summary
- "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 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 - and she served as one of the nation's most effective but unofficial international ambassadors. In spite of all her political work, though, Keller rarely explored the political dimensions of disability, adopting beliefs that were often seen as conservative, patronizing, and occasionally repugnant. Under the wing of Alexander Graham Bell, a controversial figure in the deaf community who promoted lip-reading over sign language, Keller became a proponent of oralism, thereby alienating herself from others in the deaf community who believed that a rich deaf culture was possible through sign language. But only by distancing herself from the deaf community was she able to maintain a public image as a one-of-a-kind miracle."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 178 pages
- Contents
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- I do not like this world as it is: 1900-1924
- The call of the sightless: 1924-1937
- Manna in my desert places: 1937-1948
- I will not allow Polly to climb a pyramid: 1948-1968
- One of the least free people on earth: the making and remaking of Helen Keller
- Isbn
- 9780814758465
- Label
- The radical lives of Helen Keller
- Title
- The radical lives of Helen Keller
- Statement of responsibility
- Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor, Harvey J. Kaye
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 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 - and she served as one of the nation's most effective but unofficial international ambassadors. In spite of all her political work, though, Keller rarely explored the political dimensions of disability, adopting beliefs that were often seen as conservative, patronizing, and occasionally repugnant. Under the wing of Alexander Graham Bell, a controversial figure in the deaf community who promoted lip-reading over sign language, Keller became a proponent of oralism, thereby alienating herself from others in the deaf community who believed that a rich deaf culture was possible through sign language. But only by distancing herself from the deaf community was she able to maintain a public image as a one-of-a-kind miracle."--Jacket
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nielsen, Kim E
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- The history of disability series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Keller, Helen
- Keller, Helen
- Swedenborg, Emanuel
- Deafblind women
- Deafblind women
- People with disabilities
- Blind-deaf women
- Label
- The radical lives of Helen Keller, Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor, Harvey J. Kaye
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I do not like this world as it is: 1900-1924 -- The call of the sightless: 1924-1937 -- Manna in my desert places: 1937-1948 -- I will not allow Polly to climb a pyramid: 1948-1968 -- One of the least free people on earth: the making and remaking of Helen Keller
- Control code
- ocm52514374
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 178 pages
- Isbn
- 9780814758465
- Lccn
- 2003014386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52514374
- Label
- The radical lives of Helen Keller, Kim E. Nielsen ; consulting editor, Harvey J. Kaye
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I do not like this world as it is: 1900-1924 -- The call of the sightless: 1924-1937 -- Manna in my desert places: 1937-1948 -- I will not allow Polly to climb a pyramid: 1948-1968 -- One of the least free people on earth: the making and remaking of Helen Keller
- Control code
- ocm52514374
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiv, 178 pages
- Isbn
- 9780814758465
- Lccn
- 2003014386
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52514374
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