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Helen Keller

By Ethan B
  • Helen Keller's Birth

    Helen Keller's Birth

    Helen Keller was born in June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
  • Blind and Deaf

    Blind and Deaf

    1881: At the age of 19 months, Helen was stricken with an acute illness, meningitis, and she lost her sight and hearing ability due to a high fever.
  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Dr. Alexander Graham Bell recognized that Helen was exceptionally bright and he urged her to find a teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind.
  • Anne Sullivan

    Anne Sullivan

    Anne Sullivan became Helen's teacher. Helen progressed with language rapidly under Anne's teaching.
  • Stroke

    Stroke

    Helen Keller suffered from a stroke and later retired from public life. She received an award the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson.
  • Helen Keller's Death

    Helen Keller's Death

    Hellen Keller died on June 1st, 1968.