Helen Keller wrote 14 books and over 475 speeches and essays on topics such as faith, blindness prevention, birth control, the rise of fascism in Europe, and atomic energy. She was also a tireless advocate for women's suffrage and an early member of the American Civil Liberties Union. A committed socialist, she took up the cause of workers' rights. Helen Keller saw herself as a writer first and foremost-her passport listed her profession as "author." It was through the medium of the typewritten word that Helen communicated with Americans and ultimately with thousands across the globe.įrom an early age she championed the rights of the underdog and used her skills as a writer to speak truth to power. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness." No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book-friends. Published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, no date. Spanish translation of Helen's autobiography, The Story of My Life.
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