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164: Heard and Heeded [Checkmate pt.2]


A lot has been said by Helen Keller. Revered by many, misunderstood by some. Helen's life was so extraordinary that some assume her life's accomplishments must be embellished. How did a woman with no sight, no hearing, living decades before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act manage to do it all? But what often gets lost in the well-deserved praise of her accomplishments is the radical idealist behind those acts. Helen Keller was inspiring, but she was also controversial. A woman who knew intimately how uncaring this world could be, the privilege her wealth afforded her, and the responsibility she held to make the world a better place. When it comes to the words of Helen Keller it is best if they are Heard and Heeded, this week on Well, I Laughed!


Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:32:39 Heard and Heeded

00:37:39 Early Challenges

01:04:18 The Making of a Celebrity

01:14:42 Work that Defines Us

01:35:49 A Woman Who Loves

01:40:07 Older and Wiser


Photos and Videos Referenced

Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Mark Twain, and Laurence Hutton (circa 1905) - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Mark Twain, and Laurence Hutton (circa 1905) - courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Example of Helen's early writing (this page was dated June 20th 1887 - she would have been about to turn 7) - courtesy of the American Foundation for the Blind
Example of Helen's early writing (this page was dated June 20th 1887 - she would have been about to turn 7) - courtesy of the American Foundation for the Blind
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (a different photo than Grant initially used due to copyright) - courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind
Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan (a different photo than Grant initially used due to copyright) - courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind

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