Helen Keller

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A black-and-white photograph of Deafblind activist Helen Keller in an evening gown.

Deafblind activist Helen Keller touches a plane labeled "The Helen Keller" with a graphic overlay of a plane and dashed travel path.

Front view of Ivy Green, Helen Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia, Alabama, showing a white one-story house with green shutters, brick walkway, and two flags at the entrance.

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

How did Helen Keller learn to communicate?

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Helen Keller sits reading a large Braille book with her hands, while her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy stands behind her, both facing the camera.

At a Glance

A black-and-white photograph of Deafblind activist Helen Keller in an evening gown.

Helen Keller summary

Helen Keller: Media

American author and educator

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Deafblind activist Helen Keller touches a plane labeled "The Helen Keller" with a graphic overlay of a plane and dashed travel path.

How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?

Contrary to online rumors, Keller really did take to the sky.

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How did Helen Keller learn to communicate?

How did Helen Keller learn to communicate?

Learn more about the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller.

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A black-and-white photograph of Deafblind activist Helen Keller in an evening gown.

Helen Keller

Keller at age 66.

Courtesy of the American Foundation for the Blind

Front view of Ivy Green, Helen Keller's birthplace in Tuscumbia, Alabama, showing a white one-story house with green shutters, brick walkway, and two flags at the entrance.

Helen Keller's birthplace

Helen Keller's birthplace, Tuscumbia, Alabama.

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Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Helen Keller (left) with her teacher, Anne Sullivan.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Helen Keller, c. 1904.

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Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Helen Keller with a Braille book, c. 1904.

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Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

Helen Keller (seated) holding the hand of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, c. 1909.

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Helen Keller sits reading a large Braille book with her hands, while her teacher Anne Sullivan Macy stands behind her, both facing the camera.

Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller

Anne Sullivan (right) and Helen Keller, c. 1920s.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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