tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4944665648008902834..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Helen Keller Mythbusting BlogswarmDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-55324217434019553822011-05-31T16:54:19.477-04:002011-05-31T16:54:19.477-04:00Thank you for your inspiration. On readying your ...Thank you for your inspiration. On readying your blog, I thought you might appreciate this -- my absolute favorite Helen Keller quote:<br /><br />Security is mostly a superstition. <br />It does not exist in nature, <br />nor do the children of men <br />as a whole experience it. <br />Avoiding danger is no safer <br />in the long run than outright exposure. <br />Life is either a daring adventure, <br />or it is nothing. <br />To keep our faces toward change and <br />behave like free spirits <br />in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.<br />— Helen KellerSqueezerhttp://www.buy-lemons-online.com/buy-lemon-squeezer.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72878594367506357712011-05-03T22:22:34.658-04:002011-05-03T22:22:34.658-04:00the frist hellen keller book I read was hellen kel...the frist hellen keller book I read was hellen keller her true story that was a great book to read and a great book about hellen k<br />eller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-90742320991083533102010-06-22T14:53:22.032-04:002010-06-22T14:53:22.032-04:00One of my favorite books is Stones From The River,...One of my favorite books is Stones From The River, which besides being a WWII novel (those are always excellent) it is the love story of a woman with a disability whose love is torn asunder by war. Read it for your next book club!Carleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15403350151006508931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-48296238523727728622010-06-19T16:59:53.268-04:002010-06-19T16:59:53.268-04:00Readers, here is the link to read Renee's post...Readers, here is the link to read Renee's post about Juneteenth:<br /><br />http://www.womanist-musings.com/Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-80309309135223406992010-06-19T16:52:51.625-04:002010-06-19T16:52:51.625-04:00Renee, I apologize without reservation. I will adm...Renee, I apologize without reservation. I will admit that I did not know about the Juneteenth holiday nor its celebration. It's ironic because this blogswarm is to address the issue of history and the stories we weren't told. As a result of your post I will set about to inform myself more about the day. I'm sorry that my ignorance caused you pain and upset. I promise that this day will be in my calander henceforth.<br /><br />I ask my readers to click on Renee's name to find the blog on Juneteenth.<br /><br />word verification ... realizedDave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72367122727354562692010-06-19T15:34:05.319-04:002010-06-19T15:34:05.319-04:00What I would like to know is how many of these peo...What I would like to know is how many of these people are POC, considering that you are participating in Helen Keller Mythbusting Blogswarm day on JUNETEENTH a holiday to celebrate the emancipation of Blacks from slavery? Did it occur to you that this might be in the least bit relevant to Blacks with disabilities or should we just all pretend that race doesn't matter?Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388113393817266374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-70413535375533831872010-06-19T10:12:31.147-04:002010-06-19T10:12:31.147-04:00Ha! I don't know of any photos of Peter Fagan...Ha! I don't know of any photos of Peter Fagan either, but I'll ask around.<br /><br />Beyond Peter, one of the things that gets lost in the myths around HK is how unconforming her homelife was for most of her years. She lived with Anne Sullivan, of course--not really a mother figure, nor a peer, nor an employee--and for some of the time Anne's husband, who was closer to Helen's age and who shared many of Helen's interests; and then sometimes there was a third woman in the household as well. None of it "fits" the usual picture of a family, so it's left out of the story. But for many people, perhaps especially disabled people, that configuration <i>does</i> fit their experience of a family that works and makes sense, messy as it may be to explain on a census form... ;)Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-63156610851365883952010-06-19T09:32:17.788-04:002010-06-19T09:32:17.788-04:00Wow, thanks for the education. It's so sad to...Wow, thanks for the education. It's so sad to realize she was denied that chance at love.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-30806589377508299582010-06-19T07:56:16.457-04:002010-06-19T07:56:16.457-04:00Very sad story. No matter what the motivation, the...Very sad story. No matter what the motivation, the results to the lives are the same. But, I still wonder about their motivation. I hope it was more the times, their fear, lack of vision, and distrust than it was an inability to understanding love. <br /><br />This is a great message for parents. Even those of us who understand that our child has all the same wants and needs as any other human, have to fight the fear and not create our own vision for our children as adults. We need to listen and understand and do what we can to help them realize their vision. Personally, I think that's my biggest challenge - And adulthood is not that far away -Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624151975591059655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78577585818731365672010-06-19T06:43:29.498-04:002010-06-19T06:43:29.498-04:00This may be one of the most upsetting things I'...This may be one of the most upsetting things I've read in a long time. I imagined Helen Keller's life very differently. I'm not sure I'm glad to have that myth destroyed.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-27027590219259590432010-06-19T05:20:08.799-04:002010-06-19T05:20:08.799-04:00Yet another piece of history that we need to know....Yet another piece of history that we need to know.(too many years ago) The first time I heard you speak(too many years ago) I learned about people with disabilities who were let out of institutions to work during the war, and others in Germany who hid in the forests to escape the Nazis. It made me realize that what I had learned before was the history of the services not the people.I have continued the search for those stories. I just ordered the book,Racialized Bodies, Disabling Worlds;Stories of Immigrant Muslim Women from U of Toronto Press.Thank you for sharing history that's not accessible.theknapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179049498112163140noreply@blogger.com