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Helen Keller Born
Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Photo Credit: By Calstanhope - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68048606 -
Helen Became Ill
Helen became suddenly ill and lost her hearing and vision shortly before turning 2 years old. She contracted an illness which, lead to a high fever.
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Helen Met Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan began working with Helen. *Picture credit https://www.raymondgeddes.com/the-story-of-anne-sullivan-and-helen-keller * -
Learns to read and write
Helen Keller attended the Perkins Institution and learned to read and write in braille. She learned to speak at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf.
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Begins College
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Published First Book
"The Story of My Life" published
An autobiography. *Photo Credit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/collection/helen-keller * -
Graduate from College
First deaf and blind individual to graduate from Radcliffe College Photo Credit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/collection/helen-keller -
Anne Sullivan Dies
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Miracle Worker
Miracle Worker play debuts on Broadway https://www.biography.com/people/helen-keller-9361967 -
Helen has a stroke
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Helen Dies
Helen dies in her sleep.
* Photo Credit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/collection/helen-keller *
