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Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Jun 27, 1880 - Jun 1, 1968

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Becoming Helen Keller (Oct 2021)Directed by Michael Pressman

Written Features

Becoming Helen Keller
Rethinking disability representation on-screen
By Kristen Lopez
Becoming Helen Keller
Pop culture and the enduring legacy of Helen Keller
Helen Keller in a rowboat feeding a swan.
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller and Me – Why it was “her doomed love life that really made...
A personal reflection by writer and poet Kathi Wolfe.
Helen Keller touching a large plant.
Becoming Helen Keller
Two poems influenced by Helen Keller’s legacy
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller biography and timeline
Becoming Helen Keller
Becoming Helen Keller – Full Episode with Additional Accessibility Features (Extended Audio Description, Open Captions,...
Revisit the remarkable career and life of an icon who became a human rights pioneer.
Becoming Helen Keller
What Helen Keller’s little known journalism taught me
By Beth Haller, Ph.D.

Video Features

Becoming Helen Keller -- Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author—Extended Audio Description CLIP: 13:16
Becoming Helen Keller
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author—Extended Audio Description
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author [Audio Description + ASL] CLIP: 7:46
Becoming Helen Keller
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind author [Audio Description + ASL]
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind fencer, hiker, published author CLIP: 7:48
Becoming Helen Keller
Elsa Sjunneson: DeafBlind fencer, hiker, published author
Elsa Sjunneson is a DeafBlind professor, published author, and modern-day Helen Keller.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Rapper Warren "Wawa" Snipe on hip-hop in the Deaf community CLIP: 3:33
Becoming Helen Keller
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."
Becoming Helen Keller -- Helen Keller studied socialism [Audio Description] CLIP: 1:41
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller studied socialism [Audio Description]
Helen Keller became interested in socialism and demanded equal rights for all.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Helen Keller studied socialism CLIP: 1:41
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller studied socialism
Helen Keller became interested in socialism and demanded equal rights for all.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Helen Keller the suffragist [Audio Description] CLIP: 0:59
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller the suffragist [Audio Description]
Helen Keller was an activist who supported the labor movement and women's right to vote.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Helen Keller the suffragist CLIP: 0:59
Becoming Helen Keller
Helen Keller the suffragist
Helen Keller was an activist who supported the labor movement and women's right to vote.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Keller's use of oral communication [Audio Description] CLIP: 2:31
Becoming Helen Keller
Keller's use of oral communication [Audio Description]
Alexander Graham Bell shunned sign language, encouraging Keller to use oral communication.
Becoming Helen Keller -- Keller's use of oral communication CLIP: 2:31
Becoming Helen Keller
Keller's use of oral communication
Alexander Graham Bell shunned sign language, encouraging Keller to use oral communication.
Becoming Helen Keller WATCH: 1:22:50
Becoming Helen Keller
Revisit the remarkable career and life of an icon who became a human rights pioneer.