Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Biography Helen Keller (1880-1968)

American author, political activist, and lecturer

Also called: Helen Adams Keller.
Was born on 27 jun 1880.
Died on 01 jun 1968, at 87 years old.
Origin country United States
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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, was made famous by Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, and its adaptations for film and stage, The Miracle Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". Her June 27 birthday is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in Pennsylvania and, in the centenary year of her birth, was recognized by a presidential proclamation from Jimmy Carter.

A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, antimilitarism, and other similar causes. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame on June 8, 2015.
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Quotes Helen Keller

Helen Keller

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be...

Quote by Helen Keller about things, heart, world
Helen Keller

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be...

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Helen Keller

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has...

Quote by Helen Keller about people, vision, world
Helen Keller

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we...

Quote by Helen Keller about opinion, enemies, self-control, world