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Before Helen Keller became the author of 14 books and an international advocate for the needs of others, she was a young girl ...

Helen Keller was an extraordinary American author, activist and lecturer. Born in 1880, she became blind and deaf for only 19 months due to illness. This catastrophic loss separated her from the world ...

Helen Keller was a deafblind author and activist best known for her 1902 autobiography, The Story of My Life. She was involved with the suffrage and labor-rights movements and an advocate for ...

As a disabled social activist and suffragette, Helen Keller is a household name. But her life story doesn't begin and end with her work. Let's take a deeper look into her early life, her evolving ...

Born in 1880 and rendered blind, deaf, and mute by a childhood illness, Keller, who appeared impossible to socialize or educate before she met her teacher and companion Annie Sullivan, later earned ...

Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She embarked on a life that would challenge the very notions of human limitation. Keller lost her vision and hearing at the age of ...

♪♪ ♪♪ -This program includes historical descriptions of people with disabilities that many now consider offensive. Viewer discretion is advised. (Rebecca Alexander) My name is Rebecca Alexander. I am ...

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her ...