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Who was Helen Keller?
Helen Keller is considered one of the leading figures of the twentieth
century. When she was an infant, illness robbed her of her vision and
hearing. Despite the social stigma of being deafblind, Helen devoted her
life to helping others. Through her numerous writings and lectures, she is
still regarded as one of the most powerful and well-known advocates for
people who are blind and deafblind. Her books and speeches have inspired
millions of people including many well-known individuals such as Conrad
Hilton, founder of Hilton Hotels, Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Through her tireless efforts, she helped change the way the world viewed
people with disabilities. Helen Keller died June 1, 1968.
Where was Helen born?
A very healthy baby, Helen was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to
retired army Captain Arthur Keller and his second wife, Kate. Helen had a
younger brother, Phillips Brooks and a sister, Mildred. Her father was a
cotton plantation owner and the editor of a popular news weekly, The North
Alabamian.
How did Helen become deafblind?
At the age of 19 months, Helen became very ill with a high fever, leaving
her totally deaf and blind. Doctors at that time diagnosed it as "brain
fever," however, experts now think she may have suffered from scarlet fever
or meningitis.
How did Helen communicate with others?
By age seven, Helen had developed nearly 60 hand gestures to communicate
with her parents and ask for things. However, she was often frustrated by
her inability to express herself. With the help of her teacher, Anne
Sullivan, Helen learned the manual alphabet and could communicate by finger
spelling. Within a few months of working with Anne, Helen's vocabulary had
increased to hundreds of words and simple sentences. Anne also taught Helen
how to read braille and raised type, and to print block letters. By age
nine, Helen began to learn to speak and read lips, skills she continued to
develop over her lifetime.
Who was Anne Sullivan?
Anne Sullivan was Helen Keller's teacher, companion and friend for nearly 50
years. Anne was born April 14, 1866 in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts to poor
Irish immigrants. At the age of five, Anne contracted trachoma, a contagious
conjunctivitis that attacks the eyes, and was left almost entirely blind.
She later received several eye operations that restored some of her vision.
After graduating class valedictorian from Perkins School for the Blind in
1886, she moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama to become Helen Keller's teacher. Anne
remained with Helen until her death on October 20, 1936.
Where did Helen attend school?
Helen attended Perkins School for the Blind for four years. She then spent a
year at the Cambridge School for Young Ladies to prepare for Radcliffe
College. In 1904, she graduated cum laude from Radcliffe and became the
first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Later, Helen was
the first woman to be awarded an honorary degree from Harvard University.
She also received honorary degrees from Temple University and the
Universities of Glasgow, Scotland; Delhi, India; Berlin, Germany; and
Witwatersrand and Johannesburg, South Africa.
What subjects did Helen study?
Helen was an avid reader and follower of politics and world events. Among
her favorite books were philosophy texts and volumes of poetry. She also
enjoyed studying history and economics as well as foreign languages
including French, Latin and German.
After completing school, what did Helen do?
Helen used her education and influence to help improve the lives of others.
She published several books and essays about her own life and views and
spent much of her time lecturing and lobbying for important social issues
including women's suffrage and assistance for people who were blind and
deafblind. Helen also performed vaudeville and had a taste of Hollywood,
making two movies about her life, "Deliverance" and "The Unconquered." Much
of Helen's later years were spent traveling around the world, raising money
and awareness for the blind and other social issues.
Did Helen ever marry?
No, although she was briefly engaged and had many admirers. Helen's teacher
and lifetime companion Anne Sullivan did marry, however, and Helen lived
with Anne and her husband, John Macy.
Did Helen meet anyone famous?
Helen Keller made several famous friends and acquaintances. Among her
friends were author Mark Twain and inventor Alexander Graham Bell. Helen
also met Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Eleanor Roosevelt,
Martha Graham, India's former Prime Minister Nehru, the Queen of England,
and 12 U.S. presidents, from Grover Cleveland to John F. Kennedy.
What kind of causes and charities did Helen advocate?
Helen worked for a variety of causes during her life. She was an outspoken
suffragist, an advocate of worker's rights and an opponent of child labor,
but she is best known for her commitment to improving the quality of life
for people who are blind and deafblind. As a student at Perkins, she
initiated and ran fundraising campaigns to establish a Perkins' kindergarten
for the blind and to pay for the education of Tommy Stringer, a poor,
deafblind boy she met. As an adult, she lobbied for programs for the
prevention of blindness, laws for the education and protection of the blind
and deafblind, as well as state-assisted programs to help people with
disabilities with job training and placement.
Did Helen receive any awards?
Helen Keller received numerous awards throughout her life for her
humanitarian efforts. In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson awarded Helen the highest
American honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On the 50th anniversary
of her graduation from Radcliffe College, she received the Alumnae
Achievement Award. Radcliffe also dedicated the Helen Keller Garden to her
and named a fountain in the garden for her teacher Anne Sullivan. Helen
later received Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross, the Philippines' Golden
Heart, Japan's Sacred Treasure, and in 1991, was named one of the most
important people of the twentieth century by Life magazine.
Who assisted Helen after Anne Sullivan died?
After Anne passed away in 1936, Polly Thompson, who had worked in the Keller
household since 1914, became Helen's aide. Polly passed away in 1960 and
Winifred Corbally, a nurse-companion, assisted Helen until Helen's death in
1968.
How can I learn more about Helen Keller?
Helen Keller published many articles, essays and books. Among them are two
autobiographies, The Story of My Life and Midstream: My Later Life, and a
biography of her life with Anne Sullivan called Teacher: Anne Sullivan. She
also published Optimism: An Essay, The World I Live in, The Song of the
Stone Wall, Out of the Dark, My Religion, Peace at Eventide, Helen Keller in
Scotland, Helen Keller's Journal, Let Us Have Faith, and The Open Door.
Among the many biographies are Helen and Teacher: The story of Helen Keller
and Anne Sullivan Macy by Joseph P. Lash and Helen Keller: A Life by Dorothy
Herrmann.
In addition, the movie "The Miracle Worker" was released in 1962 and was
remade for television in 2000. "The Miracle Worker" chronicles many of the
challenges and triumphs during Helen's youth. Anne Bancroft won an Oscar for
Best Actress for her portrayal of Anne Sullivan. Patty Duke played the part
of Helen Keller and also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Both
actresses also starred in the Broadway version.
What causes deafblindness?
Back in Helen Keller's time, people who were deafblind were usually born
with all their senses. They became deafblind as a result of childhood
illness. The illness that Helen had when she was a year and a half old was
probably scarlet fever. Today people still get scarlet fever, but it is
easier to control with medications. Back then, another disease that could
result in deafblindness was meningitis. Again, while the bacterial form is
still with us, when caught in time it can be treated with antibiotics.
Nowadays people who are deafblind are often born that way because they are
extremely premature. This can cause a lot of additional problems, such as
developmental disabilities, problems walking, or medical complications.
How has deafblind education changed since Helen Keller was a student?
Some of the techniques that Anne used with Helen are still used today. We
still use tactile sign language with some of our students. However, most of
our students are not totally deafblind like Helen. Most have some usable
sight or some usable hearing. So students with some usable sight can
actually see the sign language close up. Students who have some usable
hearing may not need sign language, but they do need to study braille.
Students also use pictures, objects, and even computers to help them
communicate with others.
Helen Keller didn't have a teacher until she was almost seven years old.
Most of the students who are deafblind today are luckier because parents and
teachers start working with them when they are infants. They don't have to
wait to begin education and they learn how to communicate at an early age.
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