Name
Helen Adams Keller 

Date of Birth
June 27, 1880 

Date of Death
June 1, 1968 

Place of Birth
Tuscumbia, Alabama 

Birth Family
Capt. Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller 

Education
Helen Keller attended the Perkins Institute for the Blind.
She later attended Wright-Humason school for the Deaf and
Horace Mann School for the Deaf.
In 1896, Helen entered The Cambridge School for Young Ladies
and in 1900, she gained admittance to Radcliffe College. 

Career
American author, political activist and lecturer 

Reason for Fame
Helen devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American
Foundation for the Blind.  President Johnson awarded Helen the Presidential Medal of Freedom
and in 1965, she was elected to Hational Women’s Hall of Fame. 

Additional Information
Helen Keller was not born blind and deaf; at nineteen months old
she contracted an illness described as an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain
which could possibly have been scarlet fever or meningitis. 
At age 24, Helen was the first deafblind to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Helen was taught the meaning of words, to speak and read by her long-time
teacher Ann Sullivan.  

 A Starter Course on Helen Keller
About: Helen Keller
American Foundation for the Blind

American Sign Language

American Sign Language Picture Dictionary
American Society for Deaf Children
Assistance Dogs
Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.
Duxbury: Braille
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc.

Hearing Impairment FAQ
Helen Keller Foundation

Helen Keller Kids' Museum
Helen Keller International

 Heroine Worship: Helen Keller
Interactive Finger Spelling & Braille Guide

Internet Public Library: Say Hello to the World 

Introducation to Braille
Ivy Green:  Birthplace of Helen Keller
Louis Braille
Loving Paws Assistance Dogs
National Federation for the Blind
National Institute on Deafness
National Women's Hall of Fame
Oregon School for the Deaf
Quotes by Helen Keller
Self Help for Hard-of-Hearing People

Sign Language Dictionary Online
Sign Language Sites
Sign Writing Sites
Sound and Fury
Tragedy to Triumph: Helen Keller
United States Association of Blind Athletes
Wikipedia:  Helen Keller