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Helen Keller
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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was the first deaf-blind person to graduate from college. She went on to be and accomplished author, activist and lecturer.
Helen Keller was born is Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. At the age of 18 months, she came down with an unknown sickness that left her deaf and blind. She remained relatively mute until the age of 7 when Anne Sullivan, a graduate from Perkins School for the Blind, became her teacher.[1]
In 1900, Helen Keller enrolled at Radcliffe College and became the first deaf-blind person to graduate from college in 1904. Anne Sullivan went to college with Helen and tirelessly spelled books and lectures to her pupil.[2]
She went on to become a famous author and wrote The Story of My Life as well as 11 other books on blindness, deafness, social issues and women's rights. In 1936, Helen Keller moved to Westport, Connecticut. She died there on June 1, 1968, at the age of 87. [1]
External Links
- Helen Keller Services for the Blind - organization whose mission is to help individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, and who may have additional disabilities, to develop independence and to participate actively in their communities.
- Helen Keller Kid's Museum Online
- Helen Keller International - Helen Keller International (HKI) an international nonprofit organizations devoted to fighting and treating preventable blindness and malnutrition.
References
- ↑ [http://www.helenkeller.org/graphicversion/bio.html Biography of Helen Keller]. Helen Keller Services for the Blind. Accessed on February 6, 2008.
