10 August 2022

#BookLove The Story of My Life by Helen Keller


About The Book

Helen Keller's autobiography takes us through the childhood and early life of a woman who was to become one of the United States' most celebrated activists and lecturers.

The Story of My Life demonstrates that no person need to be left behind. Helen Keller's parents are praised in the book for their steely determination to secure their daughter a life to be proud of; through sheer grit and persistence.

Detailing her experiences from childhood till the age of twenty-one and the beautiful relationship she shared with Anne Sullivan, her governess, and companion. The Story of My Life is an engaging account of Helen Keller’s growing-up years.

A timeless chronicle, it continues to inspire its readers for more than a century.

My Thoughts

#WomensEqualityDay "Men are never so absurd as when they urge the inferiority of women." -Helen Keller.

I am literally nobody to review this book. Hence all I am going to do is show my love for it and tell you how this book makes me feel.

The struggle Helen Keller can be compared with nothing. She is fighting from the moment she was born. She learned around 60 signals to communicate with her love once.

Alexander Graham Bell suggested hiring a trainer for Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan was sent. Anne Sullivan became the new hope for Helen Keller. Anne was also visually challenged and started training Helen Keller. And this was the time Helen got to know about a world she was unaware of, language and everything has a name associated with it.

Later Helen Keller became the first visually and auditory challenged woman to clear B.A. exam in America.

The only word to describe this book is “INSPIRATION”.

Please do read this book.

Book Links

Amazon India | Amazon USA

About the Author

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.  Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum[1] and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". 

Her June 27 birthday is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in Pennsylvania and, in the centenary year of her birth, was recognized by a presidential proclamation from Jimmy Carter. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame on June 8, 2015.

Author on the Web

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