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Helen was born as a healthy child in Tuscumbia, AL.
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When Helen was still a baby she became sick with meningitis. The illness caused her to lose her sight and hearing.
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Helen's parents knew that Helen needed extra help. They hired a tutor to help her, and the tutor's name was Anne Sullivan.
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Anne taught Helen how to spell words in sign language. Her first signs were "water" and "doll".
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Anne loved Helen, and over the years she taught Helen how to read and write in Braille, a language for the blind.
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Helen was the first blind and deaf person to graduate from college. She had begun writing and publishing books as well.