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Ep 178: The Miracle Worker & The Miracle - The Helen Keller story
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Today starts our Women's History Month coverage! We remind you that nobody is perfect, women, like all genders, contain mulititudes.
Taylor starts off with the story of Helen Keller - from the disease that took her sight and hearing at 19 months - to an international superstar and advocate for disabled people, Socialism, and women. How did she go from her silent dark world to a graduate of Radcliffe and a prolific writer?
She couldn't have done it without her Teacher, Anne Sullivan, who dedicated her life to working with Helen, even when her own eye issues eventually led to blindness.
We recommend checking out the sources in our show notes - Helen played herself in a film in 1954 & we got to read our dear Lorena Hickock's book!
Sources
Helen Keller Speaks out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ch_H8pt9M8
Helen Keller - Her Story, 1954 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QODz_xciKY
The Story of Hellen Keller by Lorena Hickock - https://www.ebay.com/itm/185903962397
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