Helen Keller (1880-1968)
When she was a baby of nineteen months, Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing due to a fever. Her mother refused to let the child give up and sought expert advice and treatment. Anne Sullivan became the lifelong teacher and companion of Keller. The "teacher" taught Helen how to communicate by sign language, read with Braille, and write with a special typewriter. Keller earned a degree from Radcliffe College and published two books by 1903. She was an active suffragette, supported the American Foundation for the Blind, and was a symbol of courage and capability to the world. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968)
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