Being blind, deaf, and mute would be difficult for any human being, but Helen Adams Keller conquered all three hardships. An illness left her blind and deaf, so she lived a frustrating life for the next seven years since she could not communicate with the people around her. Anne Sullivan came and changed her whole life. She obtained knowledge and the ability to communicate with society after struggling for six years of her life. For education, she went to a school for the deaf and then went on to college. She supported and founded many foundations. Helen died the age of 87 in 1968. Being an author, she wrote many books, one which was particularly about her life. She founded the corporation the American Civil Liberties Union, and supported many …show more content…
Chisholm. He wasn’t able to help them, but advised them to ask Alexander Graham Bell for Advice (Schichtman). Mr. Keller sent a letter and Anne Sullivan, a student from Perkins, was sent to teach her. After graduating from Perkins, 21-year old Anne Sullivan came to Helen Keller and became her everyday teacher. “The first few weeks were difficult, for Helen had never been disciplined and the child lived in a state of furious anarchy” (Marlow, 235). Helen’s tantrums grew as Anne’s frustration increased. It grew to be so difficult that Sullivan demanded that they move to a cottage on the plantation, in isolation, so Helen could concentrate on learning to communicate. The first major breakthrough was on April 5, 1887. Anne described it in these words: I made Helen hold her mug under the spout while I pumped. As the cold water gushed forth, filling the mug, I spelled w-a-t-e-r in Helen’s free hand. The word coming so close upon the sensation of cold water rushing over her hand seemed to startle her. She dropped the mug and stood as one transfixed. A new light came into her face. She spelled