Helen Keller

  • Born

    Born
    She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Her parents were Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller. She was born with her sense of sight and hearing.
  • Keller Started To Speak

  • Loss of Sight, Hearing, and Speaking

    Keller lost her sight, hearing, and speaking. he was 19 months old.
  • Desire To Learn To Speak

    Whe Keller was just 10 years old, she expressed a desire to learn to speak.
  • Went To Horace Mann School For The Deaf

    Went To Horace Mann School For The Deaf
    Keller began speech classes at the Horace Mann School For The Deaf.
  • Wright-Humason School For The Deaf

    She attended the Wright-Humason School For the Deaf in New York City.
  • The Cambridge School For Young Ladies

    The Cambirdge School for Young Ladies was a prepatory school for women.
  • The Story of My Life

    The Story of My Life
    With the help of Anne Sullivan and her husband John Macy, Keller wrote her first book, The Story of My Life.
  • Graduating

    Keller graduated, cum laude, from Radcliffe College at the aage of 24.
  • Helen Keller's 2nd Book

    Helen Keller's 2nd Book
    Keller published her 2nd book, The World I Live In.
  • HIK Was Founded

    Helen Keller International (HIK) was founded.
  • My Religion

    My Religion
    In 1927 Keller publishes her new book My Religion.
  • Midstream: My Later Life

    Midstream: My Later Life
    Helen Keller publishes her 4th book.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal

    Keller recieves the Theodore Roosevlt Distinguished Service Medal.
  • Helen Keller's Journal

    Keller published her 5th book.
  • 6th Book

    6th Book
    Helen Keller publishes Teacher-Anne Sullivan.
  • Strokes

    Keller suffered a series of strokes.
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Helen recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • Women's Hall of Fame

    Keller gets into the Women's Hall of Fame.
  • Death

    Death
    Keller dies in her sleep.