This episode will premier on 10/29/2021. Does the Public Broadcasting Service mentions anything about Hellen Keller's delusion with socialism like so many other prominent people (incl. Albert Einstein)? Don't hold your breath!
No doubt that Hellen Keller was an extraordinary woman and human being who achieved great things! Let's not forget that she was also tremendously helped by another woman "until the age of seven when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan".
However: "She joined the Socialist Party of America in 1909." In 1912 she published her book "How I Became a Socialist".
"Revisit the complex life and legacy of the author, advocate and human rights pioneer. Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind, used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities and people living in poverty. ...
American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller examines one of the 20th century’s human rights pioneers in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The new documentary rediscovers the complex life and legacy of author and activist Helen Keller (1880-1968), who was deaf and blind since childhood, exploring how she used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice, particularly for women, workers, people with disabilities and people living in poverty."
American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller examines one of the 20th century’s human rights pioneers in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The new documentary rediscovers the complex life and legacy of author and activist Helen Keller (1880-1968), who was deaf and blind since childhood, exploring how she used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice, particularly for women, workers, people with disabilities and people living in poverty."
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