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Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27th , 1880. She was born a very healthy child to the parents of Kate Adams Keller and Captian Arthur Keller. The Keller’s were anything but wealthy at the time and earned their money by owning money by being the editor of the weekly local newspaper, the North Alabamian. ... (Source #5)
In February 1882, Helen was struck with an illness that left her deaf and blind. ... Helen was expected to die, but they never gave up hope. (Source #6)
Helen Keller was sent to Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, who was now concentrating on teaching deaf children. He suggested they write to Michael Anagros, director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind and request a full time teacher for Helen. ... When Michael asked her to work as the teacher of Helen Keller, Anne willingly accepted, even though she had no experience in that area. (Source #4)
Anne and Helen met on March 3, 1887. Anne immediately started teaching Helen to finger spell. Helen could repeat the finger movements but she didn’t understand what they meant. ... Helen and Anne moved in together in order to improve Helen’s behavior and table manners. ... (Source #1)
Helen still didn’t fully understand the meaning of words. ... As Anne pumped the water over Helen’s hand, Anne spelled out the word “water” in the girl’s free hand.
Approximate Word count = 1182 Approximate Pages = 4.7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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