Inspiring Person
Helen Keller Helen Adams Keller Born: June 27th, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama Died: June 1st, 1968 (age 87) Easton, Connecticut Job: Writer, Activist, Lecturer She was born normally in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. At the age of 19 months, she was attacked by a disease that caused her to be blind and deaf. She becomes frustrated by the difficulty of communicating, often angry, and difficult to teach. At the age of 7, her parents trusted Anne Sullivan to become Hellen's personal tutor and mentor. Anne holds Helen's hand underwater and with sign language, she says "W-A-T-E-R" on the other hand. When Helen holds the ground, Annie says "G-R-O-U-N-D" and this is done 30 words per day. Helen was taught to read through Braille until she understood what the mean. Helen writes, "I remember the most important day in my whole life when my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me." Diligently, Annie taught Helen to speak through her mouth, so Helen ...