Helen keller

The Miracle Worker

  • Birth

    Birth
    Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
  • Illness

    Illness
    When she was 19 months old, Helen became very ill and lost her sight and hearing.
  • Teacher

    Teacher
    Anne Sullivan arrived at the Keller house to teach Helen.
  • Massachusetts

    Massachusetts
    Anne took Helen to the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.
  • New York

    New York
    Anne also took Helen to the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf in New York.
  • Back to Massachusetts

    Back to Massachusetts
    Anne and Helen returned to Massachusetts so that she could attend The Cambridge School for Young Ladies