“The Miracle Worker” Left Out Helen Keller’s Bad Ideas
The 1962 film “The Miracle Worker,” portrayed Anne Sullivan, who tutored Helen Keller on reading, writing and later, self-confidence and friendship. But the film didn’t mention that Keller, who was blind, deaf and an incredible inspiration to many, also favored the ideas of eugenics. In other words, she believed that it was necessary to filter out imperfections in people by refusing infants life-saving medical procedures.