Helen Keller's Life

Joy was brought into Kate and Arthur Keller’s world on June 27th 1880 when Helen Keller was born. She was a healthy baby just like any other! She started talking around the age of six months old and started walking by the age of 1. She could say all types of things ranging from mom and dad to dog and cow. The myth that Keller was born deaf and blind is false. Helen contracted an unknown illness described by doctors as a congestion of the stomach and the brain, which could have been scarlet fever or meningitis. This illness left Helen without the ability to see or hear, she was only 19 months old.

No one in Helens family ever had dealt with this kind of illness, so growing up wasn’t too easy. Another commonly distributed myth is that Helen wasn't able to communicate with her family until the age of seven years. This is myth, because by the age of seven Helen and her companion, Martha Washington had developed more than 60 ways to communicate with each
Helen ended up going to Radcliffe College. Helen did not go to a special needs college, she went to a very advanced college. Helen went to college for four years and graduated at the age of 24 years old with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. At the time Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to graduate college with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. After college Helen Keller wrote her first book. The Story of My Life covered everyone and everything that helped her get through her childhood and even through her adult life. she has a series of books that tells about how she lived and some of her struggles. Helen Keller lived to the age of 84 and died on the day of June first in the year of 1968. She lived a very successful life and has inspired many people with her great accomplishments. Helen Keller will always be remembered. She has many statues around the world, but hers are the only that are allowed to be