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    Helen Keller was born deaf and blind in 1880 in Alabama. At age 19 months, she contracted an illness that left her unable to see or hear. When she was six, her family hired Anne Sullivan to be her instructor. Anne taught Helen to communicate using sign language and helped her understand that everything has a name. Helen went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, publish several books, and become a prominent activist for women's suffrage, socialism, and other causes. She remained an inspirational figure until her death in 1968 at age 87.

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    Helen Keller was born deaf and blind in 1880 in Alabama. At age 19 months, she contracted an illness that left her unable to see or hear. When she was six, her family hired Anne Sullivan to be her instructor. Anne taught Helen to communicate using sign language and helped her understand that everything has a name. Helen went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, publish several books, and become a prominent activist for women's suffrage, socialism, and other causes. She remained an inspirational figure until her death in 1968 at age 87.

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    Helen Adams Keller: Early Life

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    Helen Keller was born deaf and blind in 1880 in Alabama. At age 19 months, she contracted an illness that left her unable to see or hear. When she was six, her family hired Anne Sullivan to be her instructor. Anne taught Helen to communicate using sign language and helped her understand that everything has a name. Helen went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College, publish several books, and become a prominent activist for women's suffrage, socialism, and other causes. She remained an inspirational figure until her death in 1968 at age 87.

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    Helen Adams Keller

    Introduction Early Life


    • Born on 27 June 1880
    th
    She was only 19 months old when an unknown illness left
    • Born in Alabama, US. her deaf and blind.
    • She was She developed some home signs that allowed her to
    • An author communicate with her family.
    • Political activist When she was six, her mother, Kate Adams, was inspired by
    • lecturer an account of Charles Dickens’ American notes of a
    • First deaf-blind person successful education of another deaf-blind woman, Laura
    to achieve a bachelor of Bridgman. They got to know that she was educated in the
    arts degree. Perkins Institute for the Blind.

    What is she known for


    • Her birthday is known as Helen Keller day. It was announced by President Jimmy Carter in
    1980 ( on her 100th birth anniversary).
    Perkins Institute for the Working with Anne
    Blind Anne gifted Helen a doll, and spelt the word d-o-l-l into her
    At the institute, the school hand. Keller was frustrated at first because she did not
    director, appointed Anne understand that everything had a unique name identifying it.
    Sullivan, a former student, to When Anne spelt the word mug into her hand, she got so
    become Helen’s instructor. frustrated that she dropped the mug. The next month when
    Anne arrived at the Keller’s Anne put Helen’s hand under a spout, and spelt the word
    house just next month. water into her hand, Helen understood that every object had
    a special name.

    Political activities
    • Suffragette
    • Pacifist Helen with her teacher
    • Radical socialist Anne Sullivan.
    • Birth control supporter
    Achievements
    Different places she went for • She earned a bachelor of arts degree in
    education
    Radcliffe College.
    • Perkins Institute for the Blind
    • Wright-Humason School for the • She published her famous autobiography ’The
    Deaf Story of my Life’ in 1903.
    • Horace Mann School for the Deaf • She published 12 books in her writing career.
    • Cambridge School for young ladies • She co-founded Helen Keller International in
    • Radcliffe College 1915.
    • Harvard University • She was a prominent social and political
    activist.
    • She was a leading member of the American
    Foundation for the Blind
    • She was a world renowned speaker
    • She was awarded the presidential medal of
    freedom in 1964
    • She is ranked one of the most influential people
    of the 20th century
    • She remains an inspirational icon for millions
    across the world

    She died on 1st June 1968 in Connecticut, US at the


    age of 87.

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