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Birth
Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. -
Illness
When Helen was 2 years of age, she was stricken by an illness that left her blind and deaf. -
Ann Sullivan
Ann Sullivan was Helen's teacher who tried to help young Helen with being blind and deaf. -
Water
Ann taught Helen how to say the word "water." -
Institute for the Blind
Helen attended the Perkins Institute for the blind, in Water-town Massachusetts. -
Cambridge
She entered the Cambridge School for Young Ladies. -
The Story of my Life
Helen autobiography called The Story of my Life was published. -
Bachelor's Degree
Helen Keller graduated with a Bachelor's degree of arts. She is was the first blind and deaf person to do so -
Help
Helen found help at the ACLU. -
Meet the President
When Helen was only 7 years old, she met Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States. -
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Traveling
Helen traveled to 39 countries to encourage the establishment of schools for the blind and deaf. -
Oscar
The movie Helen Keller in Her Story, a documentary about her life, won her an Oscar. -
Death
Helen past away at the age of 87, in Easton Connecticut, and was buried in the Washington National Cathedral.
