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Helen Keller

Leeza Dinh

Birth – Date and Place

• June 27, 1880• Tuscumbia, Alabama

Family

• Had one little sister, Mildred

• Moms name’s Kate Adams

• Dads name’s Casper Keller

Early Childhood Life

• At 19 months old she got a high fever

• That made her blind and deaf

• To move, she would hang on her mother

Education

• Annie Sullivan taught her sign language

• As she got older Annie taught her Braille

• When an adult she became a teacher

Accomplishments and Awards

• She traveled around the world

• And talked to different groups of people

• She helped them get their confidence back

Obstacles Helen Keller Overcame

• Being blind and deaf• While being lost in a

dark world

Why I think Helen Keller is a hero

• She helped people get their courage back

• And she improved blind and deaf schools

Famous Quotes

• “I can see, and that is why I can be happy”

• “In what you call dark, to me it’s golden”

• “I see a God made world not a man made world”

Death – Date and Place

• Helen died on June 1st 1968

• Because of old age

Other Interesting Facts

• She owned two of dogs • Helen finished collage • Can understand you if

her hand is on your mouth

Bibliography

• Johanna, Hurwitz; Helen Keller courage in the dark

• www.Worldbook.com

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