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Amelia Merrill (she/her) is a New York-based journalist and arts critic. She is a contributing writer at AwardsWatch, and her work has been featured in Narratively, Bitch Media, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Alma, and others. You can follow her on Twitter @Miajmerrill.
  • Her Socialist Smile is a Portrait of a Woman Misremembered

    Her Socialist Smile is a Portrait of a Woman Misremembered

    by Amelia Merrill. Socialism was not a niche part of Keller’s life, but the crux of it. As a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, she called for nationwide workers’ strikes and revolution, bemoaning that her fans and benefactors wanted to sanitize her image.