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Helen Keller

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    Her life

    Once she learned how be able to communicate in multiple ways, Helen came to be a suffragette, pacifist, radical socialist, birth control supporter and an open opponent to Woodrow Wilson. She advocated for people with disabilities, and widely helped the Deaf community develop as a whole.
  • The Story of My life

    The Story of My life
    At the age fo 22, Helen wrote a autobiography about her life up to that point. It would later be adapted to a broadway play and a feature film.
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Presidential Medal of Freedom
    Helen was awarded this award, which is one of the United States' two highest awards that can be given to a civilian, by President Lyndon B. Johnson.