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Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don’t Learn in School

By Olivia B. Waxman — 2020

Most students learn that Keller, born June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Ala., was left deaf and blind after contracting a high fever at 19 months, and that her teacher Anne Sullivan taught her braille, lip-reading, finger spelling and eventually, how to speak. However, there is still a great deal about her life and her accomplishments that many people don’t know.

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Every Daddyless Daughter Needs the Radical Truth | Oprah’s Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network

Relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant says fatherless daughters can’t fix what they can’t face—which is why they need to tell themselves the absolute truth to mend the pain of the past.

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Oprah Recalls One of Her Favorite Life Lessons from Maya Angelou - Oprah’s Lifeclass - OWN

After a few relationships gone bad and more than one night waiting by the phone, Oprah learned the hard way that if a man shows you he’s untrustworthy, believe him the first time. Watch Dr. Maya Angelou discuss this important life lesson with Oprah.

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“Maya Angelou” (Ep. 416) - Super Soul Sunday - Oprah Winfrey Network

In a 2013 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey for “Super Soul Sunday,” Dr. Maya Angelou revealed how her tough but tender-hearted mother transformed her life. Plus, the legendary author and Oprah’s “greatest spiritual teacher” shared her insights on aging.

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Oprah Says Her Conversation with Sister Joan Was a “Wake-Up Call” | Super Soul Sunday | OWN

If you're feeling angry about the daily barrage of negative news in our disconnected culture, author and activist Sister Joan Chittister says we all have to ask ourselves: "What are we going to do about it?" Here, Oprah reveals why Sister Joan's advice was a wake-up call for her.

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