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...
Several decades after her death in 1968, Helen Keller remains one of the most widely recognized women of the twentieth century. But the fascinating...
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present
Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it s a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of US history. By doing so, the...
The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present
The Oxford Handbook of Disability History features twenty-seven articles that span the diverse, global history of the disabled-from antiquity to today.
The Oxford Handbook of Disability History features twenty-seven articles that span the diverse, global history of the disabled-from antiquity to today...
