{"product_id":"11320-history-science-keller-helen-autograph-quotation","title":"[History \u0026 Science] Keller, Helen. (1880 - 1968) Autograph Quotation","description":"Autograph quotation in bold pencil: \"All sight is of the soul \/ Helen Keller \/ New York \/ Feb. 24 1920.\"  On an album page measuring  4.25 x 6.75 inches and in very fine condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving words from the extraordinary American author, political activist, and lecturer who, though blind, deaf, and dumb,did so many amazing things in her rich life.  The present line is from Keller's poem \"A Chant of Darkness,\" originally published in Century Magazine (May, 1908). The stanza in full reads:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All sight is of the soul. Behold it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the upward fight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the unfettered spirit! Hast thou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeen thought bloom in the blind child's face?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHast thou seen his mind grow,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the running dawn, to grasp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vision of the Master?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the miracle of inward sight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeller 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.","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093450150047,"sku":"11320","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Helen_Keller_AQS_11320953.jpg?v=1722188100","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/11320-history-science-keller-helen-autograph-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}