Miracle Worker and the Transcendentalist

Miracle Worker and the Transcendentalist
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781317264422
ISBN-13 : 1317264428
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Book Synopsis Miracle Worker and the Transcendentalist by : David Wagner

Download or read book Miracle Worker and the Transcendentalist written by David Wagner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, remain two of the best-known American women. But few people know how Sullivan came to her role as teacher of the deaf and blind Keller. Contrasting their lives with Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, the era's prominent abolitionist, this book sheds light on the gender and disability expectations that affected the public perception of Sullivan and Keller. This book provides a fascinating insight into class, ethnicity, gender, and disability issues in the Gilded Age and Progressive-Era America.


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