Helen Keller
27 June 1880 – 1 June 1968
American author and activist who, despite losing her sight and hearing in infancy, became a world-famous advocate for people with disabilities. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Helen Keller.
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- Lise Meitner (1878–1968) Overlapped 88 years →
- Otto Hahn (1879–1968) Overlapped 88 years →
- Pablo Casals (1876–1973) Overlapped 88 years →
- Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) Overlapped 88 years →
- Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (1879–1973) Overlapped 88 years →
Life events
Birth
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Began lessons with her teacher Anne Sullivan
3 March 1887
Sullivan's arrival, which Keller later called her 'soul's birthday', opened the world of language to her.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Relationship
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Published her autobiography The Story of My Life
1903
Achievement
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Education
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Death
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