Helen Keller S Life As A Deaf And Blind Woman
Early Years Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Her birthplace is a museum today. An unidentified illness took her hearing and sight when she was only 19 months old. After losing both, her family was not able to communicate with her or teach her effectively. They viewed her behavior as wild and uncontrollable. Anne Sullivan became Helen Keller’s teacher in 1887, working in a role that today is known as an intervenor....