degree. John Macy became good friends with Helen and Anne, and in May 1905 John and Anne were married. Anne's name now changed to Anne Sullivan Macy. The three lived together in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and during this time Helen wrote "The World I Live In", revealing for the first time her thoughts on her world. It was also during this time that John Macy introduced her to a new and revolutionary way of viewing the world. And in 1909 Helen became a member of the Socialist Party of Massachusetts. In 1913 "Out of the Dark" was published. This was a series of essays on socialism and its impact on Helen's public image was immense. Everyone now knew Helen's political views. Helen tours the World Helen and Anne filled the following years with lecture tours, speaking of her experiences and beliefs to enthralled crowds. Her talks were interpreted sentence by sentence by Anne Sullivan, and were followed by question and answer sessions. Although Helen and Anne made a good living from their lectures, by 1918 the demand for Helen's lectures had diminished and they were touring with a more light-hearted vaudeville show, which demonstrated Helen's first understanding of the word "water". These shows were hugely successful from the very first performance, a review of which read as follows: "Helen Keller has conquered again, and the Monday afternoon audience at the Palace, one of the most critical and cynical in the World, was hers." At this time they were also offered the