Overcoming immense challenges, Helen Keller became an inspiring symbol of perseverance. Despite being deaf and blind, she authored numerous books and was a tireless advocate for disability rights. Her story, immortalized in 'The Miracle Worker,' continues to inspire countless individuals worldwide.
Helen Keller quick facts
- Birthday: June 27, 1880
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
- Birthstone: Pearl / Alexandrite
- Birth flower: Rose / Honeysuckle
- Age: 87 years lived
- Date of death: June 1, 1968
- Profession: Disability Rights Advocate
Short background
Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a college diploma.
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