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Helen Keller

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United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968)

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Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other. Erma Bombeck

No history of the world can be complete which does not mention Mary Helen Keller... whose overcoming of her blindness and deafness were arguably victories more important than those of Alexander the Great, because they have implications still for every living person. Theodore Zeldin

No one will ever argue that someone could have played Helen Keller better than Patty Duke. It was an incredibly demanding role and I don't think anyone can argue that it was a false performance. Richard Masur

Anne Sullivan stayed as a companion to Helen Keller long after she taught her. Source: Internet

Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth. Source: Internet

In 2014 she won the Helen Keller Personal Achievement award and travels frequently for public speaking, including several TEDx talks. Source: Internet

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