HELEN KELLER

Helen keller was born on June 27, 1880 to a rich family.
 She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in the USA.

Her realname was Helen Adams Keller.

Her mothrer's name was Kate Adams Keller and her father was Mr. Arthur H. Keller. Both her parents wwere from Switzerland.

Helen was born without any heath problems and had a normal infancy. When she was 19 months old ( one year and a half) she contracted meningitis. The disease didn't last long,but rendered her  blind and deaf.

The family hired a tutor to Hellen - Miss Ann Sullivan. She was partially blind. She was strict but she had a ot of energy. Her method helped Helen to commnicate brilliantly. At the age of eight she was famous. At the age of twenty, Helen started to attend Radcliff College ( the women's branch of Harvard University) and obtained a degree in 1904, when she was only twenty-four. At college, she published a book called " The Story of my life". She learned to speak by feeling her teacher's mouth. She learned to speak French, German, Greek and Latin in Braille. She helped raise money for foundations, such as the American Foundation for Blind and the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind.

From 1946 to 1957 she travelled around the world to speak about the experiences and rights of people who are blind. It was an outstanding experience and a great success.

Helen inspired works of Art, including the two Oscar winning films.  In 1964 she received the highest American Honor - The Medalof Freedom. She published numerous books during her life. She was a champion for the blind. In 1952, the National Institute of Social Sciences conferred her the Gold Medal. In 1953, the Sorbonne , in Paris, decided to honor her with France's Highest Honor.

In 1955 her documentary " Helen Keller in her story"received the Academy Award. She also got an honorary degree from Harvard.

On June 12th, 1968 she died in her sleep at the age of 88.

The world  mourned the death of an exceptional leader, a world famous speaker and writer, a political activist.

Anne Sullivan,her teacher, was known as the "miracle worker". She died in 1936.

The HELEN KELLER Prize is awarded by those who focused their attention on the matter of vision research.

This text was written by Jéssica Lourenço, no 13 from class 6D and

Márcia, no 27 from class 6B

Here's a challenge:

Can you write HELEN KELLER in Braille ?