07/09/2026
8 July 1932: Helen Keller gives an address at Swedenborg Hall, London. Born in Alabama in 1880, Keller lost her sight and hearing as an infant and became a disability rights advocate, political activist and renowned author. The profound influence of Swedenborg's writings on Keller is evident in her spiritual autobiography, ‘Light in My Darkness’. Image: Helen Keller, c.1902, Library of Congress.