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Helen's Speeches.

Perhaps it is in her capacity as a public speaker that Helen really made her name. Throughout her life she had numerous speaking tours, drawing attention to causes often overlooked, and raising funds for charitable foundations. Below is a list of some of the speeches. (Not all of the speeches are hosted on this site.)

Dedication of AFB Cornerstone, delivered before the American Foundation for the Blind at New York, New York (December 5, 1934)

Strike Against War, delivered before the Women's Peace Party at New York, New York (January 5, 1916)

Onward, Comrades!, delivered at the Rand School New Year's Eve Ball, New York, New York (December 31, 1920)

Knights of the Blind, delivered before the Lions Club at Washington, D.C. (October 19, 1927)

Acceptance of Honorary Degree, delivered before Temple University at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (February 16, 1931)

Acceptance of Honorary Degree, delivered before Glasgow University at Glasgow, Scotland (June 15, 1932)

Comments to the House Committee on Labor, delivered before the Subcommittee on Labor to Investigate Aid to Physically Handicapped at New York, New York (October 3, 1944)

Social Causes of Blindness, delivered before the Massachusetts Association for Promoting Interests of the Blind at Boston, Massachusetts (February 14, 1911)

Menace of the Militarist Program, delivered before the Labor Forum at New York, New York (December 19, 1915)

A Goodbye Salute, delivered before the Royal National Institute for the Blind at London, England (December 20, 1946)

The Power of the Spoken Word, delivered before the National Institute of Arts and Letters at New York, New York (May 22, 1947)

Lions Club of New York, delivered at New York, New York (June 27, 1947)

Second Dedication of Arcan Ridge, delivered at Westport, Connecticut (October 3, 1947)

Address to the 1,200 School Children, delivered before the Adelaide Town Hall at Adelaide, South Australia (June 30, 1948)

Appeal for the Royal Sydney Industrial Blind Institution, delivered at Sydney, Australia (July 11, 1948)

Happy Recollection, delivered before the Volta Bureau at Washington, D.C. (January 14, 1950)

To the Children's Special Assembly, delivered before the Lexington School for the Dear at Lexington, Kentucky (February 9, 1950)

Hospital Opening, delivered before the Eye Hospital at Johannesburg, South Africa (May 19, 1951)

Speech for the Sorbonne, delivered before the Sorbonne at Paris, France (June 21, 1952)

Message of Renewed Hope, delivered before the Boston Jewish Club at Boston, Massachusetts (September 10, 1952)

Address, delivered before the National University of Mexico (June 23, 1953)

For Harvard University, delivered before the Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 16, 1955

Dedication of the Keller-Macy Cottage, delivered before Perkins School for the Blind at Boston, Massachusetts (November 14, 1956)

Annual Humanitarian Award Acceptance Speech, delivered before the Lions International (April 8, 1961)

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