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72 pp, some b/w photographs. Light green boards with ivory spine with green type. Dustjacket with some wear. Some light foxing mainly to end papers. A fair to good copy
Helen Keller (1880–1968) was a world-renowned American woman who advocated for people with disabilities - she had lost her sight and hearing as an infant. Helen was also an author, activist, and lecturer and visited southern Africa, over a few months, from March to July 1951.
In 1951, deaf/blind activist Helen Keller, then seventy years old, made a 10-week tour of South Africa. She visited nearly thirty schools and institutions for the deaf and blind and attended nearly fifty meetings. Keller is well known in disability history, women’s history, and progressivism. Less well known is her host, Arthur Blaxall, an Anglican priest in South Africa who was an advocate for the deaf and blind and an opponent of apartheid.
Keller’s South African trip was the culmination of an epistolary friendship between the two disability activists that spanned some thirty years, from 1931 to the 1960s. This visit is documented in correspondence between Blaxall and Keller, as well as commemorative book that includes writings from Blaxall and Keller.
- Jacket Condition: Fair to good
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 200 x 140 mm
