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A remarkable story of a vulnerable woman in a culture that allowed women neither freedom nor power. Still, somehow Anne, an almost blind orphan living in a poorhouse, managed to secure an education and carve out an independent life for herself and her student, Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan Macy is a feminist hero.--Mary Pipher, author of @lt;i@gt;Reviving Ophelia@lt;/i@gt; and @lt;i@gt;Seeking Peace@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; A considerate yet equitable biography of a complex woman whose singular contributions to the burgeoning field of education for the blind have often been misjudged. --@lt;i@gt;Booklist@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; Nielsen overcomes all the obstacles her recalcitrant subject throws in her path, and creates a portrait of Sullivan's life that is complex with all its contradictions and inconsistencies. --Georgina Kleege, @lt;i@gt;Disability Studies Quarterly@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; Engaging and excellently researched . . . Nielsen shows how tragic Annie's 'secr
