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The Start Of A Difficult Life
Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in a cottage. She was the first of Kate and Arthur Keller's three children. -
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The Life of Helen Keller
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The Illness That Changed Life Forever
Helen's life changed whe she was diagnosed with Scarlett Fever making her lose her sense of sight and hearing. She was about two years old. -
The Keller's Find Help
The Keller's are suggested to contact Annie Sullivan. She was hired to help Helen learn and live through her disability. -
Voice Lessons
Helen took voice lessons at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston. She took lessons in hope that it would improve her speech skills. She was 10 years old when she started these lessons. -
A Tragic Event
Helen's father died in Tuscumbia, Alabama. He died from natural causes when he was 60 years old. -
A Big Step For Helen's Future
Helen Keller was accepted into Radcliffe University where she started her freshman year in college at age 20. helen was also the first blind and deaf person to attend this college. -
"The Story of My Life"
During Helen's second year at Radcliffe, she wrote a book. It was an autobiography called "The Story of My Life" She wrote it because many people were asking her to write about her life in magazine articles and newspapers. -
Trying Someting New
Helen K eller joined the Socialist Party of Massachusetts when she was 29 years old. Annie;s husband was a socialist and she has heard many good things about them. She also had contact with many other socialists. -
Somebody New
While Peter Fagan was staying at Annie's house, Helen and Peter began to fall in love with each oher. While Helen was in her study, Peter came in and admitted his love for her. -
Acting Career
When Helen was 39 years old, she went to Hollywood to take part in a movie. This movie was called "Deliverance" and it was about her life. Many people were wondering how Helen is doing everything that she is so they made a movie. -
R.I.P Annie
Annie was 70 years old when she died in her home holding Helen's hand. She was very sick and had a heart attack. She will be forever known as "The Miracle Worker" -
Inspirational
After an atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan, Helen visited all of the injured people. Helen wanted there to be world peace and was very disappointed by this. -
Oh No!
While Helen was at her house she had a stoke at the age of 81. Besides having a stroke, Helen was getting very weak and old. -
She Made It!
Helen Keller got accepted into the Women's Hall of Fame when she was 85. She had many votes to get in. -
The End
While Helen was at Arcan Ridge, she passed away. A couple of weeks prior to her death, She had suffered a heart attack. She was 87 years old.
