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“A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” ~Helen Keller
Most of us know Helen Keller as the deaf-blind woman who was able to break out of her “double dungeon of darkness and silence” through the teaching and determination of young Anne Sullivan, who herself struggled with partial blindness. But less well-known are other fascinating details about Helen Keller… and the equally admirable teacher who dedicated her life to supporting Helen’s dreams.
Once referred to by Winston Churchhill as “the greatest woman of our age,” Helen Keller’s story extends far beyond what we see in the classic play and film, “The Miracle Worker.”
From her breakthrough with language at the well, to her friendship with Alexander Graham Bell and Mark Twain, to her work as an advocate for social change, to the accusations of fraud, Candy and Ashley discuss how Helen was able to navigate the many “bends in the road” she encountered with strength and conviction.
Special Thanks to Kennedy Brown and Laura Adams
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Show Notes for Episode 69!
Photo Credits: Top Row L to R: Portrait of Helen Keller as a young girl, with a white dog on her lap (August 1887) Source: American Foundation for the Blind website; Anne Sullivan Source: Perkins School for the Blind; Wikipedia – Helen Keller in 1899 with lifelong companion and teacher Anne Sullivan. Photo was taken by Alexander Graham Bell at his School of Vocal Physiology and Mechanics of Speech.
Far left column/Top to bottom: Helen Keller Foundation website; Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell (Getty Images); Helen Keller with Eisenhower, Helen Keller Foundation website
Right column: Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker, 1960 Source: Wikipedia
Bottom row: L to R: Wikipedia Helen Keller with Patty Duke, who portrayed Keller in both the play and film The Miracle Worker (1962). In a 1979 remake, Patty Duke played Anne Sullivan;
Helen Keller Death Notice – New York Times
Below: Assortment of staged photos from The Theatre Downstream’s production of “The Miracle Worker” (2017) Directed by Laura Adams and featuring Ashley as Annie Sullivan, Candy as Kate Keller, Brian Douglas Barker as Capt. Keller, and Kennedy Brown as Helen Keller, along with William Carnal as James Keller and Courtney Willis as Aunt Ev – Photography by George Fabish
Sources:
https://www.perkins.org/qa-a-factual-look-at-helen-kellers-accomplishments/
https://time.com/5918660/helen-keller-disability-history/
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-alexander-graham-bell
https://helenkellerfoundation.org/helen-keller/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miracle_Worker_(play)
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