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| Born | June 27, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1968 Easton, Connecticut, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Known for | Being blind and deaf, political activism |
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a Statesian socialist and disability rights activist. She joined the Socialist Party of America in 1909 and sided with the IWW against imperialism and reformism in 1916.[1] She supported Vladimir Lenin[2] and the Soviet Union.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Socialist Legacy of Helen Keller". Marxists Internet Archive.
- ↑ Helen Keller (1929). The Spirit of Lenin. [MIA]
- ↑ “I love Russia and all who stand loyally by her in her mighty wrestlings with the giant powers of ignorance and imperialist greed. When I first heard of the glorious words, "Soviet Republic of Russia," it was as if a new light shone through my darkness. I felt that the sun of a better day had risen upon the world. Those glowing, hope-inspiring words, "Soviet Republic of Russia," meant that at last the principles of truth, justice and brotherhood had gained a foothold upon earth, and this thought has run like a shining furrow through the dark years that have intervened.”
Helen Keller (1921). Help Soviet Russia. [MIA]