Helen Keller

By Xavier Cabral

  • Helen Keller Was Born

    Helen Keller Was Born
    As an infant she was heathy, lively, and happy.

  • Helen Keller Got Sick

    Helen Keller Got Sick
    In 1882, she fell ill and was struck blind, and deaf.

  • Helen Keller Got Another Illness

    Helen Keller Got Another Illness
    In 1882, however, Keller contracted an illness called brain fever by the family doctor that produced a high body temperature.

  • Helen Kellers mother.

    Helen Kellers mother.
    In 1886, Keller's mother came across a travelogue by Charles Dickens, American Notes.

  • Sullivan Went to Kellers Home

    Sullivan Went to Kellers Home
    On March 3, 1887, Sullivan went to Keller's home in Alabama and immediately went to work.

  • Anne Helps Hellen Keller

    Anne Helps Hellen Keller
    Beginning in 1887, Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her make tremendous progress.

  • Keller Began Speech Class

    Keller Began Speech Class
    In 1890, Keller began speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston.

  • Helen Keller Graduated.

    Helen Keller Graduated.
    With her ability to communicate, and Keller went on to college, graduating in 1904.

  • Graduated

    Graduated
    Keller graduated, cum laude, from Radcliffe in 1904, at the age of 24.

  • Hellen Keller found ACLU

    Hellen Keller found ACLU
    In 1920, Keller helped found the ACLU. During her lifetime, she received many honors in recognition of her accomplishments.