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Helen Keller A Blind/Deaf Women |
Quotes: 1."Helen Keller helped the world to think differently about blind and deaf /blind people around the world." Delci Darian 2."We're are riding on the wind!" Helen Keller |
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Timeline: 1. June 27, 1880- Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama 2. 1882- Helen Keller loses sight, hearing, and power of speech 3. 1887- Anne Sullivan arrives in Tuscumbia, Alabama 4. 1888- Helen Keller visits Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston 5. June 1,1968- Helen Keller dies at her Easton, Connecticut Home |
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Character Traits\Anecdotes: 1. Courage-She had courage because she left her home at an early age. 2. Fast Learner- She learned how to read braille, and she learned how to hand speak all within a few weeks. 3. Suffragist- She worked to win rights for women to vote. 4. Commitment- She improved the quality of life for people who were blind and deaf/blind. 5. Sign Language- She learned how to use sign language, but it was tough for her to learn it. |
Accomplishments: 1. She made a legacy by the way she made blind and deaf/blind people stay out of isolation and from starving 2. She changed the world by telling others they worth the same amount as anybody, they believed her and the miss treatment was over .3. She learned how to communicate with others with her hands and the way her mood was 4. She went to one of the best colleges "Radcliffe!"because of her amusing grades 5. She also raised money and started a home/school for the blind |
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