Optimism Within (American Roots)

About this book

A Treatise on the Power of Optimism Rendered deaf and blind by scarlet fever at the age of a year and a half Helen Keller with the help of Anne Sullivan other teachers and her own determination learned to read write and speak several languages. Keller became an advocate for people with disabilities and fought for human rights her entire life. In 1903 while attending Radcliffe College she was the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree she wrote Optimism Within. This short work is part of Applewoods American Roots series tactile mementos of American passions by some Americas most famous writers and thinkers.