Helen Keller: A Historic Deaf Activist
Historic Deaf Figure
I am writing this essay about Helen Keller and also what I have learned during this course. Helen Keller was born on June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
She is both deaf and blind which doctors call brain fever which is still a mystery today but she made her life extraordinary while she could. She is one of the 20th century humanitarians. Helen in her early years was the first born in her sisters; Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller. She had two step brothers also. Her father served in the Civil War. They were not very wealthy. Helen was not born with brain fever she was a happy baby with both her vision and hearing. She began to talk at six months old and was already walking at one. The brain fever was …show more content…
This was the time she was getting noticed and a well known celebrity by sharing her story during lectures during classes. Helen was very determined to help others and make the women be noticed. She was involved in women's suffrage, birth control, and pacifism. She was a part of founding the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920. She was doing many things to help the case of being blind. A while after she had graduated college in 1936 her teacher and friend for many years Sullivan passed away. In 1946 a counselor of the international relations of the american Foundations of the blind found Helen and he wanted her to spread her story. In that time she had traveled to 35 different countries. When she turned 75 she went on one of her longest trips over 40,000 miles across Asia spreading her inspiration to millions. Her inspiration caused a television show called The Miracle Worker based off her autobiography. In 1961 Helen was suffering through many strokes. During that time she stayed in Connecticut where her home was. During her life she had won many awards. On June 1, 1968 she died during her sleep a couple weeks before her birthday. Helen Keller was an amazing woman with many talents disregarding her
I am writing this essay about Helen Keller and also what I have learned during this course. Helen Keller was born on June 27th, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
She is both deaf and blind which doctors call brain fever which is still a mystery today but she made her life extraordinary while she could. She is one of the 20th century humanitarians. Helen in her early years was the first born in her sisters; Arthur H. Keller and Katherine Adams Keller. She had two step brothers also. Her father served in the Civil War. They were not very wealthy. Helen was not born with brain fever she was a happy baby with both her vision and hearing. She began to talk at six months old and was already walking at one. The brain fever was …show more content…
This was the time she was getting noticed and a well known celebrity by sharing her story during lectures during classes. Helen was very determined to help others and make the women be noticed. She was involved in women's suffrage, birth control, and pacifism. She was a part of founding the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920. She was doing many things to help the case of being blind. A while after she had graduated college in 1936 her teacher and friend for many years Sullivan passed away. In 1946 a counselor of the international relations of the american Foundations of the blind found Helen and he wanted her to spread her story. In that time she had traveled to 35 different countries. When she turned 75 she went on one of her longest trips over 40,000 miles across Asia spreading her inspiration to millions. Her inspiration caused a television show called The Miracle Worker based off her autobiography. In 1961 Helen was suffering through many strokes. During that time she stayed in Connecticut where her home was. During her life she had won many awards. On June 1, 1968 she died during her sleep a couple weeks before her birthday. Helen Keller was an amazing woman with many talents disregarding her