Kim E. Nielsen

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Kim E. Nielsen

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U.S. women's history, disability, feminism, Helen Keller, Annie Sulliv ...more

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September 2008


Ever since I was a kid exploring my community's old Carnegie library, I had loved biography! Now I'm professor of history and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Studying history means I get to read biography and consider it work. My most recent book is Beyond the Miracle Worker: The Remarkable Life of Anne Sullivan Macy and Her Extraordinary Friendship with Helen Keller (Beacon Press, 2009).

Author appearances:
- October 2009, Wisconsin Literary Festival

- May 28, 7 pm, Readers Loft Bookstore, Green Bay, Wisconsin

- June 6, 12:30 pm, Printers Row Literary Festival, University Center Loop Room, 525 S. State St., 3rd floor, Chicago, Illinois
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Average rating: 4.02 · 2,111 ratings · 320 reviews · 14 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Disability History of the...

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The Radical Lives of Helen ...

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Money, Marriage, and Madnes...

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Un-American Womanhood: Anti...

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“All bodies likely and eventually became transformed, and thus bodily differences were unremarkable.”
Kim E. Nielsen, A Disability History of the United States

“Perhaps his sister frequently spoke to beings that others did not see, and her frequent and unpredictable vocalizations made successful hunting and fishing difficult. She may have been considered to have great insight into that which others did not understand, and others would come to her for guidance.”
Kim E. Nielsen, A Disability History of the United States

“Some groups viewed the behaviors and perceptions of what today we call psychological disability as a great gift to be treasured and a source of community wisdom.”
Kim E. Nielsen, A Disability History of the United States

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