By: Lillie Myslo

Early Life  Born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama  Strange disease at 19 months old  Sickness left her blind and deaf forever  Used to getting her way  Often threw tantrums when she felt frustrated

Family Uncle thought she was mentally defective because of tantrums Mother & aunt noticed how sweet and loving she was when not in a tantrum Lived with parents: Arthur H. Keller, Kate Adams Keller; Little sister Mildred

Education o Age 6- Parents brought her to Alexander Graham Bell o 7 yrs old- Anne Sullivan began trying to teach her to communicate o Anne taught Helen what the word “water” meant o 6 months- Anne had taught her 625 words o Age 10- Speak, typewriter, manual alphabet, Braille

Schools  11 yrs old- attended Perkins School  Raised $ for 5 yr old Tommy Stringer to come to school  studied at Wright Humanson-School  enrolled in Cambridge School for Young Ladies  Fall of Radcliffe College  Received bachelor’s degree & graduated

Helen Keller: The Writer  Falsely accused of plagiarism after writing "The Frost King”  Wrote articles for the Ladies’ Home Journal that was published as The Story of My Life  Wrote My Life With Midstream: My Later Life  The Miracle Worker was broadcasted on live television

Bibliography  ,  Helen.html, Helen.html  n_keller_birthplace2_bio.htm n_keller_birthplace2_bio.htm

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