Helen Keller
Helen Keller was a deafblind author and activist best known for her 1902 autobiography, The Story of My Life.
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She was involved with the suffrage and labor-rights movements and an advocate for individuals with disabilities. Keller wrote speeches and essays on topics such as socialism and religion, and in 1964 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Getty Three Days to See
“It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, but it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as a mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life.”
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Library of Congress Put Your Husband in the Kitchen
“I am tempted to think that the perplexed businessman might discover a possible solution of his troubles if he would just spend a few days in his wife’s kitchen.”
