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Helen Keller is one of the most misinterpreted women of the early 20th century. This jigsaw lesson seeks to shine light on her labor activism and social justice, peace, and women’s reproductive rights. Learn more at womenshistory.org.
Here are ten surprising facts about Helen Keller's life and accomplishments that many people might not be aware of.
Even though she was deaf and blind, Helen Keller learned to communicate and became a world-famous supporter of women's suffrage, worker's rights, and pacifism. She triumphed over every obstacle she encountered, and President Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom (one of the two highest honors for civilians) in September of 1964.
American writer, educator and advocate for the disabled Helen Keller arriving in Southampton from New York, 2nd March 1950. A childhood illness left Keller blind, deaf and mute.
At the age of 19 months, Keller suffered from an illness, which is believed to have been scarlet fever, leaving her deaf and blind.
Description: Studio portrait of 10-year-old Helen Keller standing next to her dog. Keller, a white girl, is facing sideways next to a chair with a spaniel sitting on it, who is likely her dog Belle. She rests her left hand on the dog's shoulder, her right hand is resting against her skirt in a fist, with one finger pointing downward. Keller wears a light-colored dress with a bow in the back and dark button-up boots. Note on verso, “Lioness." Full text: Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston…
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Today in History: On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller circumvented her disabilities to become a world-renowned writer and lecturer. "My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do,” Helen Keller once wrote.
