The Life of Helen Keller

BirTH/ Death

• She was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, AL
• She died peacefully in her sleep at Westport, CT June 1, 1968
• She was 87 years old when she died

family

• mom: Kate Adams
• dad: Arthur H. Keller
• sister: Mildred Keller
• brother: Phillips Keller
• half brothers: James Simpson, William Simpson     

Childhood

• She went to Perkins School for Blind
• Her teacher was Anne Sullivan

Adulthood/Career

• She was never married
• She was engaged to Peter Fagan in 1916 and when the day came he was gone
• no kids
• She wrote books about her life

Challenges

• She got a bad disease called braille bug and went deaf and blind
• She had to learn Braille which is a language for deaf and blind people
• She had to learn to read, write, and speak despite of her disability

Accomplishments

• She went to a college as a deaf and blind girl
• In 1964 she got an award for Medal of Freedom
• She had to learn that things had names.
• Her first word was water 
• Because Anne took her to get water and spelled it out in her hand

Personality

• SMART: because she learned Braille. 
• BRATTY: because she stole things from others
• STRONG: because she never gave up learning

COOL FACTS!!!!!!!

• She learned 5 languages LATIN, FRENCH, GERMAN, BRAILLE, and ENGLISH
• She visited 39 countries in her life time
• She was the first deaf/ blind person to earn a college degree

Why do we remember her

• We remember her because she fought for women's rights 
• Also for people with disabilities  
• She made wonderful progress in learning
• She could read and write yet still blind and deaf