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Helen Keller
By: Brittney G.
Early Beginnings of Helen
•Born June 27,1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama
•Her parents were Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller
Illness Strikes
°At 19 months, Helen became very ill°She would never fully recovered°Her mother noticed the changes
Anne Sullivan
•Hired to help Helen
•20-year-old graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind,
Anne and Helen
College Life
Radcliffe College
Helen’s Life After College
•Helen toured the world with Anne•Started a fundraiser for the American Foundation for the Blind•Helen tried to help the living conditions of blind people.
Helen’s Achievements • An entire room, called the Helen Keller Room, is devoted to their
display at the American Foundation for the Blind in New York City. • Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross• Japan's Sacred Treasure• Philippines' Golden Heart• Lebanon's Gold Medal of Merit • and her own country's highest honor, the Presidential Medal of
Freedom. • she was elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and
Letters. • Miss Keller was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor• http://www.sapphyr.net/women/helenkeller.htm
Fun Facts!
* Loved Hot Dogs* Excellent Typist * Loved animals, especially dogs* Visited 39 countries through out her life* Had a lot of Famous Friends