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=Name of person: Helen Keller= =Born: June 27, 1880=

== =Hometown: Tuscumbia,Alabama= =Best Known For: She is famous for even being blind and deaf at 19 months of age in 1882 she over came her disabilities= =Interesting Facts: When Helen took pictures she always took them on her right side because her left eye stuck out of her head and made her look blind. Helen had to have a guide when she was writing so her letters would be straight.= =Biography: Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880 her parents names where Kate Adams Keller and Arthur Keller. Her mom was related to John Adams the founder of America. When Helen was six months old she became very very sick with Brain Fever. Helen probably came down with some other fevers like Scarlet Fever or Meningitis. Kate noticed something wrong with Helen when she waved her hand in front of her, she didn't blink. When the door bell rang she didn't look up. The illness left her blind and deaf. Her parents felt that she needed a teacher. Helen got her eyes checked by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.Annie Sullivan was Helen's teacher. Annie suffered from an eye infection. Annie first dealed with Helen's spoiled attitude. Helen threw lots of tantrums. Annie spelt W-a-t-e-r in her hand while. She was pumping water in Helen's hand. Helen went to Cambridge School for Young Ladies in Massachusetts. Later, Helen wrote books like Out of the Dark dedicated to black people who were miss treated.She fell in love with Peter Fagan. Helen attended Opera in New York. President Lydon Johnson awarded Helen the Medal of Freedom. Helen suffered from a stroke. A film called The Miracle Worker starring Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft. Helen died June 1,1968.= =Quotes: The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even heard. They must be felt within the heart.=

References: Bing.com, I am Helen Keller, Helen Keller, Leader Without Sight or Sound, Disney's The Miracle Worker
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