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Helen Keller: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Helen Adams Keller
Born June 27, 1880 • Tuscumbia • Alabama
Died June 1, 1968 (aged 87) • Westport • Connecticut

Did You Know?

  • Helen Keller brought the first Akita dog to the U.S. after a trip to Japan.
  • Keller composed roughly 500 essays and speeches during her life.
  • The FBI monitored Helen Keller likely due to her radical sociopolitical views.
  • Keller performed in her own vaudeville show.
  • Keller was the first blind and deaf woman to graduate from college in the United States.

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