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The Life Of Helen The Life Of Helen Keller Keller By: Katie Bridges ETE 100- Online Section September 29, 2005

The Life Of Helen Keller By: Katie Bridges ETE 100-Online Section September 29, 2005

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Page 1: The Life Of Helen Keller By: Katie Bridges ETE 100-Online Section September 29, 2005

The Life Of Helen KellerThe Life Of Helen Keller

By: Katie Bridges ETE 100-Online

Section September 29,

2005

Page 2: The Life Of Helen Keller By: Katie Bridges ETE 100-Online Section September 29, 2005

About HelenAbout Helen

Named Helen Adams KellerBorn June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia,

AlabamaDaughter of Captain Arthur Henley

Keller and Kate Adams KellerWas born with full sight and hearing

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A Change For The WorseA Change For The Worse

February 1882, when Helen was 19 months old, she fell ill

Doctors called it “brain fever” otherwise known today as scarlet fever or meningitis

For many days, she was expected to die When the fever went away, her family thought

she was in the clear

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A Change For The Worse A Change For The Worse (Cont)(Cont)Her mother noticed that Helen was

not responding to the dinner bell when rung

Also, she was responding to her mother’s hand passing in front of her eyes

Helen’s illness left her blind and deaf

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Help For HelenHelp For Helen

Helen’s mother took her to a specialist doctor in Baltimore who suggested that they meet with Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was the local expert on the problems of children who are deaf

Bell told the Keller family to write Michael Anagnos-director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind

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Helen & Alexander Helen & Alexander Graham BellGraham Bell

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Help For Helen (Cont)Help For Helen (Cont)

The Keller’s asked Anagnos to help find a teacher for Helen

He immediately recommended Anne Sullivan who was a former student of the institution

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Helen Meets AnneHelen Meets Anne

Met for the first time on March 3, 1887 Starting teaching Helen immediately She spelled out the word “doll” on

Helen’s hand to help her recognize what Anne had brought for Helen

Helen could repeat the movements on her hand, but didn’t know what they meant

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A Picture of Anne SullivanA Picture of Anne Sullivan

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Starting To Make SenseStarting To Make Sense

Anne took Helen down a path to a well-house

Someone was pumping water and Anne put Helen’s hand under the water

Anne immediately spelled out “water” over and over on Helen’s hand

Helen make the connection between the word “water” and the flowing liquid

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The Learning Never StopsThe Learning Never Stops

Helen learned the spelling of 30 words within the next few hours after the water

Learned to understand what others were saying by touching their lips and throat

Helen could not speak due to her vocal chords not being trained prior to being taught how to speak

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Helen Reading LipsHelen Reading Lips

Helen reading Mrs. Calvin Coolidge’s lips with her hand

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Helen Goes To CollegeHelen Goes To College

Helen was the first person who was blind and deaf to ever enter an institution of higher learning

She enrolled in the fall of 1900 She was the first person was was blind and

deaf to earn a bachelor of Arts degree Helen graduated cum laude from Radcliffe

College on June 28, 1904

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Helen’s Graduation Helen’s Graduation PicturePicture

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Helen’s PublicationsHelen’s Publications

1903-Helen’s first book The Story of My Life

1913-Out of the Dark-series of essays on socialism

1955-Teacher-book about Anne Sullivan

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Helen’s Contribution to Helen’s Contribution to SocietySociety Had fundraising tours for the American

Foundation for the Blind After World War II, Helen traveled the

world fundraising for the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind

Campaigned to help with the living and working conditions for people who were blind

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Awards For HelenAwards For Helen

Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson

1965-At the New York World’s Fair, she was elected to Women’s Hall of Fame

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The End of Helen’s LifeThe End of Helen’s Life

Helen died on June 1, 1968 in Arcan Ridge at the age of 87

She died peacefully in her sleep Her lifelong dream was to be able to

talk, something she never got to master in life

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Helen’s Obituary PictureHelen’s Obituary Picture

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BibliographyBibliography

http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c10000/3c11000/3c11700/3c11738v.jpg

http://www.afb.org/braillebug/helen_keller_bio.asp

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/legacies/AL/200002670.html

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/6027.html

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/doucuments/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp