Helen Keller

Helen Keller

By: Brittney G.

Early Beginnings of Helen

•Born June 27,1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama

•Her parents were Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller

Illness Strikes

°At 19 months, Helen became very ill°She would never fully recovered°Her mother noticed the changes

Anne Sullivan

•Hired to help Helen

•20-year-old graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind,

Anne and Helen

College Life

Radcliffe College

Helen’s Life After College

•Helen toured the world with Anne•Started a fundraiser for the American Foundation for the Blind•Helen tried to help the living conditions of blind people.

Helen’s Achievements • An entire room, called the Helen Keller Room, is devoted to their

display at the American Foundation for the Blind in New York City. • Brazil's Order of the Southern Cross• Japan's Sacred Treasure• Philippines' Golden Heart• Lebanon's Gold Medal of Merit • and her own country's highest honor, the Presidential Medal of

Freedom. • she was elected to membership in the National Institute of Arts and

Letters. • Miss Keller was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor• http://www.sapphyr.net/women/helenkeller.htm

Fun Facts!

* Loved Hot Dogs* Excellent Typist * Loved animals, especially dogs* Visited 39 countries through out her life* Had a lot of Famous Friends