Helen Keller: The great made her their heroine
To mark the centenary of the birth of Helen Keller on June 27, 1880, Pat Dugale has written about unusual experiences in her life.
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Taonga source:
NZ Woman’s Weekly
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1980-002
Bibliographic source:
NZ Woman's Weekly, 23 June 1980, p.28-29
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