KELLER HELEN

An author, political activist, and lecturer by profession, Helen Adams Keller was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She was a well-travelled and outspoken author, and was also the members of Socialist Party of America and Industrial Workers of the World. She primarily opposed causes such as women's suffrage, labour rights, socialism, and other radical causes. The author was included in the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in the year 1971. She has published a total of 12 books and several articles. Some of her notable books include The Frost King, The World I Live In, My Religion, Light In My Darkness, and Out Of The Dark. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B Johnson in the year 1964.