HELEN KELLER

A girl who worked miracles.

TOPICS

Young Helen Keller

Becoming Deaf/Blind

Meet Anne Sullivan

The Learning Process

First Friend

All Grown up

Death

YOUNG HELEN KELLER

Helen Adams Keller was born June 27, 1880

in Tuscumbia, Alabama.

BECOMING DEAF/BLIND

She was 19 months old when she had either

scarlet fever or meningitis which left her blind

and deaf .

Her mother found out about her condition

when Helen would not respond to light or

sound.

MEET ANNE SULLIVAN

At age 6,the Kellers hired Anne Sullivan to

teach Helen.

Anne was 20 at that time.

THE LEARNING PROCESSAt age 6, Teacher Anne Sullivan

taught her how to communicate.

Doll, was her first word learned .

At first Helen was puzzled , but

after feeling water run on her hand

she soon became intrested and

soon had a thirst for knowledge.

At 7 she had over 60 home signs.

FIRST FRIEND

Her first friend was Martha Washington. The

6 year old daughter of the family cook who

understood her signs.

Helen Keller became a world famous speaker and

author. She wrote 12 published books . The Frost

King , first writing at 11. The Story of My

Life(Autobiography)1922.

Her admirable traits are : confident, curious, kind

and knowledgable . Of course she must have more

than that but these are the ones I noticed most.

WHY I ADMIRE HELEN KELLER

DEATH

She died on June 1st, year 1968 in her sleep.

She was 87 when she died.