life of helen keller
Yet she was so much more. Helen keller was an american educator advocate for the blind and deaf and co founder of the aclu. Keller s family lived in a home which was built and owned by helen s grandfather.
Quotations by helen keller american author born june 27 1880.
Life of helen keller. Macy john albert 1877 1932. When one door of happiness closes another opens. 76 miss keller at work in her study. Many other aspects of helen keller s life are presented here in clear straightforward prose full of wonderful descriptions and imagery that would do credit to a sighted writer.
She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven when she met her first teacher and life long companion anne sullivan. A woman of luminous intelligence high ambition and great accomplishment she was driven by her deep compassion for others to devote her life to helping them overcome significant obstacles to living healthy and productive lives. Facing page ivy green the keller homestead showing also the small house where helen keller was born 4 helen keller at the age of seven. Completely devoid of self pity yet full of love and compassion for others this deeply moving memoir offers an unforgettable portrait of one of the outstanding women.
But often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us i would rather walk with a friend in the dark than alone in the light and the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. Stricken by an illness at the age of 2 keller was left blind and deaf. Helen keller is known the world over as a symbol of courage in the face of overwhelming odds. 22 helen keller and jumbo.
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Helen adams keller june 27 1880 june 1 1968 was an american author disability rights advocate political activist and lecturer. The story of my life with her letters 1887 1901 and a supplementary account of her education including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher anne mansfield sullivan by john albert macy language. Who was helen keller. 410 quotes from helen keller.
Helen s father arthur h. Helen keller was born helen adams keller on 27 june 1880 in tuscumbia alabama usa. Born in west tuscumbia alabama she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen months.