| Birth: | Jun. 27, 1880
Tuscumbia
Colbert County
Alabama, USA | | Death: | Jun. 1, 1968
Easton
Fairfield County
Connecticut, USA | 
Social Activist. After losing her sight and hearing when only 19 months old, Helen Keller would learn to read and write with the help of Anne Sullivan of the Perkins Institute for the Blind; this extraordinary process was later immortalized in William Gibson's 1959 play "The Miracle Worker." Keller graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1904, wrote several books, and became a ceaseless advocate for a number of causes and organizations, including both pacifist and veterans' groups, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the International Workers of the World. (bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Family links:
Parents:
Arthur Henley Keller (1836 - 1896)
Catherine Everett Adams Keller (1856 - 1921)
Search Amazon for Helen Keller | | | Burial:
Washington National Cathedral
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 567 |
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