""The Story of My Life and Optimism"" is an autobiography written by Helen Keller, a deaf-blind author and activist. The book chronicles Keller's life from her childhood in Tuscumbia, Alabama, where she lost her sight and hearing at the age of 19 months due to an illness, to her education with her teacher Anne Sullivan, and her subsequent achievements as a writer, lecturer, and advocate for people with disabilities. The book also explores Keller's...