The radical lives of Helen Keller
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 sentimentaliz...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press
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New York, NY : [2004] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | History of disability series.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009809031506719 |
| 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 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- |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814758465 9780814759004 9781417588329 |
