Born: June 27, 1880 Birthplace: Tuscumbia, Alabama Deceased: June 1, 1968 (age 87 years) Location: Easton, Connecticut About: Author Time Peroid: (Unknown) |
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
Helen Keller. Born June 27, 1880. Died June 1, 1968. We observe Helen Keller, the famous blind and deaf writer and social activist, as she ages from an infant to an elderly woman
The first word Helen learnt was Water. Which she learnt because Anne put one of Helen's hands under a water pump and with the other hand she spelt w-a-t-e-r.
Helen Keller did not have any children. She was also never married, although she was once engaged. She and her secretary, a former journalist named Peter Fagan, were engaged in 1916 when Helen was 36 years old.