Biography of Helen Keller | Early Life and Education - Anne Sullivan - Author and Lecturer - International Fame - Legacy and Death of Helen Keller
Biography of Helen Keller: Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, the daughter of Arthur Henley Keller and Catherine Everett (Adams) Keller. At the age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing due to an illness. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven, when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan. Sullivan taught Keller language, including reading and writing. After an education at both specialist and mainstream schools, Keller attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Biography of Helen Keller Keller worked for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) from 1924 until 1968. During this time, she toured the United States and traveled to 35 countries around the globe advocating for those with vision lo...