Keller was, at one time, the most famous handicapped person in the world. A severe fever at age 19 months left Keller blind and deaf. At age six Keller met Anne Sullivan (later Anne Sullivan Macy), the teacher who taught Keller the alphabet, thereby opening the world to her. Keller became an excellent student and eventually attended Radcliffe College, where she graduated with honors in 1904. While at Radcliffe she wrote an autobiography, The Story of My Life (1902), which made her famous. In later life Keller became an activist and lecturer, sometimes in support of the blind and deaf, and sometimes for causes including Socialism and women's rights. She also founded and promoted the American Federation for the Blind. During her lifetime Keller was regarded as one of America's most inspirational figures. Her story was told in a 1962 film starring Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller; both Bancroft and Duke won Academy Awards for their work. Strirring vintage 4.5 x 6 magazine photo of the pair, with a seated Keller’s hand being gently held by Sullivan, who is standing beside her. The photo is affixed to a 7 x 9 photographer’s mount. Signed “Helen Keller” in pencil and “Anne Sullivan Macy” in fountain pen on the mount beneath the image. In fine condition, with minor wear to the image and toning to the board’s edges, corner creasing. R&R COA.
