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Helen Keller

By Bellella

  • Helen Keller is born in Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

    Helen Keller is born in Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

  • Helen Loses Sight and hearing

    Helen Loses Sight and hearing
    Struck by mystery illness

  • Anne Sullivan arrives in Tuscumbia

    Anne Sullivan arrives in Tuscumbia
    Begins teaching Helen manual sign language.

  • Anne makes the “miracle” breakthrough

    Anne makes the “miracle” breakthrough
    Helen finally understands that everything has a name. The breakthrough word was W-A-T-E-R

  • Anne, Helen, and Kate Keller travel north

    Anne, Helen, and Kate Keller travel north
    Visit Alexander Graham Bell and meet president Grover Cleveland. Visit Perkins Institution

  • Anne and Helen return to Perkins

    Anne and Helen return to Perkins
    Helen is considered a guest there

  • Helen's father dies

    Helen's father dies

  • Helen becomes a member of the freshman class of 1904 at Radcliffe.

    Helen becomes a member of the freshman class of 1904 at Radcliffe.

  • Helen and Anne buy a home on seven acres of land in Wrentham, MA

    Helen and Anne buy a home on seven acres of land in Wrentham, MA

  • Anne marries John Macy in Wrentham

    Anne marries John Macy in Wrentham

  • Polly Thomson joins Helen and Anne’s household

    Polly Thomson joins Helen and Anne’s household

  • Peter Fagan, John Macy’s assistant, proposes to Helen

    Take a marriage license to Boston, but Helen's mother disapproves

  • Anne Sullivan Macy dies

    Anne Sullivan Macy dies

  • Polly Thomson dies.

    Polly Thomson dies.

  • Helen Keller passes away in her sleep.

    Helen Keller passes away in her sleep.
    Dies peacefully in her bed at the age of 87