Helen Adams Keller

Helen Adams Keller

Born:June 27, 1880 Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S.
Died: June 1, 1968 (aged 87) Arcan Ridge Easton, Connecticut, U.S.
Education: Radcliffe College (1900–1904), Harvard University (BA)
Occupation: Author, political activist, lecturer

About

Helen Keller was born on June 27, 1880. Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S. and died on June 1, 1968 (aged 87), Arcan Ridge, Easton, Connecticut, U.S. She was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She lost sight and hearing due to illness at the 19th month of her birth. In 1887, she met the teacher, Anne Sullivan, who was important for her. She was admitted to Harvard University in June 1899 and graduated in 1904. She was the first person who was deaf-blind person earn a Bachelor of Arts degree

At Helen Keller's 19 months of her birth, she became a deaf-blind person because of illness. On March 5, 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the home of Helen Keller and Sullivan teaches Keller to learn. In 1889, she was admitted to Harvard. In 1916, Keller and Sullivan gave speeches at the Mabel Tainter Memorial Building. She traveled to twenty-five different countries to speeches about Deaf people's conditions. She wrote more than ten published books and some articles. In 1964 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Writings

Helen Keller wrote 12 books such as The Story of My Life that is one of them. The Story of My Life published in 1903 and it was her autobiography. this book was written about her life with Anne Sullivan.

Honors

In 1964, Helen Keller was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1973, Helen Keller was elected to the National Women's Hall of Fame.
In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp that depicting Keller and Sullivan
In 1999, Helen Keller was listed in Gallup's Most Widely Admired People in the 20th century.
In 2009, a bronze statue of Keller was added the National Statuary Hall Collection.