Helen Keller Flashcards
(16 cards)
The name of Helen Keller is known world wide as a symbol of
courage
Helen was a woman that was ________, _________ and had great accomplishment
intelligent, high ambition,
Helen’s parents
Kate Adams Keller
Captain Arthur H. Keller
Birth place
known as Ivy Green
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Birthday
June 27,1880
When Helen was 19 months old she suffered from a disease __________ and it left her deaf and blind
“an acute congestion of the stomach and brain”
with Anne teaching Helen, she was able to pass the admissions exam for
Radcliffe College at the age of 16
Helen’s Autobiography
The Story of My Life
Autobiography was published in the
Ladie’s Home Journal
Awarded the ____________ on Helen’s 50th anniversary
Alumnac Achievement Award
also showed pride in her by dedicating the________ in her honor
Hellen Keller
Her childhood education became a film called
The Miracle worker
First it as a play by william Gibson and it won the
Pulitzer Prize in 1960
Died in
Westport , Connecticut
Died on
June 1, 1968
Died on
June 1, 1968