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Becoming Helen Keller
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.
Episode Clips
Helen Keller the suffragist
Helen Keller was an activist who supported the labor movement and women's right to vote.
Helen Keller the suffragist [Audio Description]
Helen Keller was an activist who supported the labor movement and women's right to vote.
Helen Keller studied socialism
Helen Keller became interested in socialism and demanded equal rights for all.
Helen Keller studied socialism [Audio Description]
Helen Keller became interested in socialism and demanded equal rights for all.
Keller's use of oral communication
Alexander Graham Bell shunned sign language, encouraging Keller to use oral communication.
Keller's use of oral communication [Audio Description]
Alexander Graham Bell shunned sign language, encouraging Keller to use oral communication.
Rapper Warren "Wawa" Snipe on hip-hop in the Deaf community
Rapper Warren "Wawa" Snipe talks about the inspiration for what he calls "Dip-Hop."
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author—Extended Audio Description
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind fencer, hiker, published author
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author [Audio Description + ASL]
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
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