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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