Helen Keller was a blind and deaf woman who was born and lived in Tuscumbia
Alabama. She was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Keller was considered one of the world’s leading humanitarians and was a famous author and activist. Her experiences from a small baby helped shape the person Helen Keller would later become. She was motivated by these experiences to make a difference for others. Her accomplishments are historically important because they have become a model for others with disabilities. She contributed to the world’s understanding of people with disabilities and authored several books including The Story of My Life. She is a person of historical significance because of her motivation, preparation and accomplishments which included the …show more content…
Keller was very smart. “Long before she entered Radcliffe in 1900, she had mastered the manual alphabet and manual lip-reading and the typewriter and several forms of Braille, in which she read Greek and Latin and
French and German.” (source 5).
Accomplishments
Helen Keller was a celebrity and one of America's most recognizable women because of what she did and how she lived. She inspired millions of people with or without disabilities all over America and the world. She advocated for many issues to help blind and deaf people. “Helen was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree in the history of America.”(Source 2 ). Throughout her lifetime Helen advocated for people with disabilities because she knew what it was like to live with these challenges. “She dedicated her life to improving the conditions of blind and the deaf-blind around the world, lecturing in more than 25 countries in five major continents.
Wherever she appeared, she brought new courage to millions of blind people.” (Source
3).
Contributions Helen Keller spent a lot of her time teaching and helping the deaf and the
Alabama. She was born in 1880 and died in 1968. Keller was considered one of the world’s leading humanitarians and was a famous author and activist. Her experiences from a small baby helped shape the person Helen Keller would later become. She was motivated by these experiences to make a difference for others. Her accomplishments are historically important because they have become a model for others with disabilities. She contributed to the world’s understanding of people with disabilities and authored several books including The Story of My Life. She is a person of historical significance because of her motivation, preparation and accomplishments which included the …show more content…
Keller was very smart. “Long before she entered Radcliffe in 1900, she had mastered the manual alphabet and manual lip-reading and the typewriter and several forms of Braille, in which she read Greek and Latin and
French and German.” (source 5).
Accomplishments
Helen Keller was a celebrity and one of America's most recognizable women because of what she did and how she lived. She inspired millions of people with or without disabilities all over America and the world. She advocated for many issues to help blind and deaf people. “Helen was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree in the history of America.”(Source 2 ). Throughout her lifetime Helen advocated for people with disabilities because she knew what it was like to live with these challenges. “She dedicated her life to improving the conditions of blind and the deaf-blind around the world, lecturing in more than 25 countries in five major continents.
Wherever she appeared, she brought new courage to millions of blind people.” (Source
3).
Contributions Helen Keller spent a lot of her time teaching and helping the deaf and the