Helen Keller

I noticed that my mother and my friends did not use signs as I did when they wanted anything done, but talked with their mouths. This made me so angry at times that I kicked and screamed until I was exhausted. In 1882, when Helen Keller was almost two years old, she became both blind and deaf as the result of an illness. Even though many thought it was impossible, Helen learned to read and write with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan. Later, she wrote books and gave speeches about her life. Her inspirational story has made Helen Keller an important role model for millions. Did you know that Helen Keller * starred in a silent movie? * had her first book published while she was still in college? * met every U.S. President from Grover Cleveland to John F. Kennedy? * was friends with Alexander Graham Bell, Charlie Chaplin, and Mark Twain?Sullivan, George E. is the author of 'Helen Keller' with ISBN 9780439095556 and ISBN 0439095557.