Helen keller

TODAY, reading Rosie Sultan’s debut novel Helen Keller in Love , I thought about the scene in Black Beauty when the barn catches on fi...

Though blind and deaf from infancy, Helen Keller overcame many obstacles to change common perceptions of what a disabled person could achieve. While The Miracle Worker made Keller's early life well-known, it was as an adult that she made her greatest contributions.

Here are ten surprising facts about Helen Keller's life and accomplishments that many people might not be aware of.

Helen Keller - Even though she was deaf and blind, she learned to communicate and became a world-famous supporter of women's suffrage.

Helen Keller~ Born Helen Adams Keller June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, US. Died June 1, 1968 (aged 87) in Arcan Ridge Easton, Connecticut, US. American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known

Today in History: On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller circumvented her disabilities to become a world-renowned writer and lecturer. "My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do,” Helen Keller once wrote.

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Womens History Month 2021 - Helen Keller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller

At the age of 19 months, Keller suffered from an illness, which is believed to have been scarlet fever, leaving her deaf and blind.

From scrappy Scotties to dignified Great Danes to a famous Akita, dogs always brought joy to Helen Keller.

Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) was the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She was also a disability rights advocate and a political activist. She was born in Tuscumbia, Colbert county, Alabama, USA.

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This series shows Helen Keller in her role as an advocate, writer, traveler, and public figure. She is shown meeting celebrities on the world stage, including President Hoover, the Mayor of Hiroshima and the Indian sage and poet, Sir Rabindranath Tagore. In addition, her support of humanitarian causes is evident in her visits to blinded soldiers during the second World War. They also show some of her many trips, including South Africa and Japan. Helen Keller was a prolific writer, publishing…

American educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians as well as co-founder of the ACLU.

Helen Keller, drawing by Sydni Kruger

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Helen Keller's words speak of the wisdom and strength that was the essence of her life. Here are her insights on faith, optimism and more.

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For nearly five decades, Anne Sullivan was Helen Keller's teacher, friend, and constant companion. This collection contains portraits of Sullivan, images of her with Helen Keller and other images and documents that pertain to her life. Anne Sullivan was born in April 1866 in Feeding Hills, a village in western Massachusetts. When Sullivan was about five years old, she contracted trachoma, an eye disease caused by bacteria. Over time the recurring irritation and scarring of the cornea caused…