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'''Helen Keller''' (1880 - 1968) is famous as a blind and deaf person who was able to overcome her handicaps through the devoted work of [[Anne Sullivan]], her teacher and eventual life-long friend. Her blindness and deafness were caused by an illness early in her childhood. The story of her relationship with Sullivan was recorded in the ''The Miracle Worker'' both as a play and later as a motion picture. | '''Helen Keller''' (1880 - 1968) is famous as a blind and deaf person who was able to overcome her handicaps through the devoted work of [[Anne Sullivan]], her teacher and eventual life-long friend. Her blindness and deafness were caused by an illness early in her childhood. The story of her relationship with Sullivan was recorded in the ''The Miracle Worker'' both as a play and later as a motion picture. | ||
| − | At first attending schools for the deaf and blind, Keller went on to graduate from college with high honors. As Keller learned to live with her handicaps and excel, she went on to speak at events supporting social causes including rights for the handicapped and | + | At first attending schools for the deaf and blind, Keller went on to graduate from college with high honors. As Keller learned to live with her handicaps and excel, she went on to speak at events supporting social causes including "rights" for the handicapped and women's "rights". Politically she was on the far left and supported [[socialism]]. |
| − | She was a founding member of the [[ACLU]]; and was close personal friends with [[Margaret Sanger]], the founder of [[Planned Parenthood]]. | + | She was a founding member of the [[ACLU]]; and was close personal friends with [[Margaret Sanger]], the founder of [[Planned Parenthood]]. So Keller did indeed endorse [[eugenics]] and the [[Abortion|killing]] of the unborn. |
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| + | What liberal revisionist history doesn't teach is the extreme and often frightening radical Keller actually became in life, then again, liberal professors [[Professor Values|agree with her sentiment]]. With words that could have come out of the mouth of [[Fidel Castro]] or [[Che Guevara]], she went on record as saying "I am not for peace at all hazards. I regret this war [[[[World War I]]]], but I have never regretted the blood of the thousands spilled during the [[French Revolution]]". <ref>http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/keller-helen/works/1910s/16_01_16.htm</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:57, September 17, 2012
Helen Keller (1880 - 1968) is famous as a blind and deaf person who was able to overcome her handicaps through the devoted work of Anne Sullivan, her teacher and eventual life-long friend. Her blindness and deafness were caused by an illness early in her childhood. The story of her relationship with Sullivan was recorded in the The Miracle Worker both as a play and later as a motion picture.
At first attending schools for the deaf and blind, Keller went on to graduate from college with high honors. As Keller learned to live with her handicaps and excel, she went on to speak at events supporting social causes including "rights" for the handicapped and women's "rights". Politically she was on the far left and supported socialism.
She was a founding member of the ACLU; and was close personal friends with Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. So Keller did indeed endorse eugenics and the killing of the unborn.
What liberal revisionist history doesn't teach is the extreme and often frightening radical Keller actually became in life, then again, liberal professors agree with her sentiment. With words that could have come out of the mouth of Fidel Castro or Che Guevara, she went on record as saying "I am not for peace at all hazards. I regret this war [[World War I]], but I have never regretted the blood of the thousands spilled during the French Revolution". [1]