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Helen Keller

By Ethan B

  • Helen Keller's Birth

    Helen Keller's Birth
    Helen Keller was born in June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

  • Blind and Deaf

    Blind and Deaf
    1881: At the age of 19 months, Helen was stricken with an acute illness, meningitis, and she lost her sight and hearing ability due to a high fever.

  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell
    Dr. Alexander Graham Bell recognized that Helen was exceptionally bright and he urged her to find a teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind.

  • Anne Sullivan

    Anne Sullivan
    Anne Sullivan became Helen's teacher. Helen progressed with language rapidly under Anne's teaching.

  • Stroke

    Stroke
    Helen Keller suffered from a stroke and later retired from public life. She received an award the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson.

  • Helen Keller's Death

    Helen Keller's Death
    Hellen Keller died on June 1st, 1968.