Helen Keller

Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to graduate from college.

The story of how Keller's teacher, Annie 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 known worldwide through the dramatic depictions of the play The Miracle Worker.

What is less well known is how Keller's life developed after she completed her education. A prolific author, she was well traveled, and was outspoken in her opposition to war. She campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights and socialism, as well as many other progressive causes.

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Birth: Jun. 27, 1880 Tuscumbia Colbert County Alabama, USA Death: Jun. 1, 1968 Easton Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Social Activist. After losing her sight and hearing when only 19 months old, Helen Keller would learn to read and write with the help of Anne Sullivan of the Perkins Institute for the Blind; this extraordinary process was later immortalized in William Gibson's 1959 play "The Miracle Worker." Keller graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1904, wrote several books, and became a ceaseless advocate for a number of causes and organizations, including both pacifist and veterans' groups, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the International Workers of the World. (bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)

Family links: Parents: Arthur Henley Keller (1836 - 1896) Catherine Everett Adams Keller (1856 - 1921)

Siblings:

1. James M. Keller (1867 - 1906)**
2. Fannie S. Keller (1871 - 1872)**
3. William Simpson Keller (1874 - 1925)**
4. Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)
5. Mildred Campbell Keller Tyson (1886 - 1969)*
6. Phillips Brooks Keller (1891 - 1971)*

Calculated relationship * Half-sibling **

Burial: Washington National Cathedral Washington District of Columbia District Of Columbia, USA

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Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Jan 01, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 567

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(Rare!) Helen Keller & Anne Sullivan (1930 Newsreel Footage)

• Reference: YouTube Social Reformer, Civil Rights Activist. After losing her sight and hearing when only 19 months old, Helen Keller would learn to read and write with the help of Anne Sullivan of the Perkins Institute for the Blind; this extraordinary process was later immortalized in William Gibson's 1959 play "The Miracle Worker." Keller graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1904, wrote several books, and became a ceaseless advocate for a number of causes and organizations, including both pacifist and veterans' groups, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the International Workers of the World.

Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy

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Helen was an author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She wasn't born with the condition, but developed it when she was a baby and her parents got her special tutors. Over time, she learned sign language and how to deal with life being how she is. Now she's famous.

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