The supplemental information provides the additional context of the hurdles Helen Keller overcame to reach her accomplishments in life. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

This account of Helen Kellers life is divided into three parts: Part I is Kellers autobiography, which she published in 1903 Part II is a selection of Kellers letters and Part III consists of supplementary materials by Kellers teacher and lifelong friend, Anne Sullivan. The Story of My Life is Helen Kellers autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. Not only does her story demonstrate the challenges of becoming educated after losing her sight and hearing as a small child, but also a peek into the history of the world for a Deafblind person in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It depicts a young woman with an irrepressible determination to prove that she has the capacity to live a meaningful life beyond society's vision of her boundaries. Her wisdom and keen observations defy her age. Through her words, we see how much and how little life has changed since 1900 all of it from the perspective of one whose physical restraints most of us cannot truly comprehend. Womens History Month: The Story of My Life. This edition includes letters and reports contributed by her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and the editor, John Albert Macy.

This inspiring autobiography by Helen Keller is an account of her life from her family history up to her last years of college, supplemented by her personal letters from age 7 to 21. The Story of My Life, 1902 Helen Keller saw herself as a writer first and foremosther 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.

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