How Did Helen Keller Contribute To Me

Not like any other person from the same generation as I am. Helen Adams Keller is an inspiration to me. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was an author and a great lecturer throughout her life. In fact, she was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to learn how to sign, read, and write. Anne Sullivan accompanied Helen through her whole life. Although Helen Keller had a lot of great things to mention, the ones that inspired me are her life as a child, her books, and her accomplishments. Helen Keller was born a healthy child with the ability to see and hear. When she was 19 months old, she caught an illness that spread at that time. Her doctors described this illness as "an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain", which might have been scarlet fever or meningitis. The illness left her blind and deaf. By the age of seven, Helen had learned more that 60 signs to communicate with her family.In March 1887,

She also received honorary doctoral degrees from Temple University and Harvard University and from the universities of Glasgow, Scotland; Berlin, Germany; Delhi, India; and Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Additionally, she was named an Honorary Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland. After years of accomplishments, Helen and Anne reached the end of the road with their relationship. Anne Sullivan died in 1936 after a coma, with Keller holding her hand. On the other hand, Helen suffered a series of strokes in 1961, and spent the remaining years of her life at her home. After almost 35 years, In June 1, 1968, Helen Keller died in her sleep just a couple of weeks before her 88th