Keller, Helen (Adams)

Keller, Helen (Adams)
born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Ala., U.S.
died June 1, 1968, Westport, Conn.

U.S. author and educator who was blind and deaf.

Deprived by illness of sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, Keller soon became mute as well. Five years later she began to be instructed by Anne Sullivan (1866–1936), who taught her the names of objects by pressing the manual alphabet into her palm. Eventually Keller learned to read and write in Braille. She wrote several books, including The Story of My Life (1902). Her childhood was dramatized in William Gibson's play The Miracle Worker (1959; film, 1962).

Helen Keller at age 66.

Courtesy of the American Foundation for the Blind

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  • Keller, Helen (Adams) — (27 jun. 1880, Tuscumbia, Ala., EE.UU.–1 jun. 1968, Westport, Conn.). Autora y educadora estadounidense que era sorda y ciega. A causa de una enfermedad perdió la vista y la audición a la edad de 19 meses, y posteriormente, también el habla.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Keller, Helen — ▪ American author and educator in full  Helen Adams Keller  born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Ala., U.S. died June 1, 1968, Westport, Conn.  American author and educator who was blind and deaf. Her education and training represent an extraordinary… …   Universalium

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  • Helen Keller — Helen Adams Keller (27 juin 1880 à Tuscumbia, Alabama 1er juin 1968) était une écrivaine, activiste et conférencière américaine. Bien qu elle fût sourde et aveugle, elle parvint à obtenir un dip …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Helen Keller — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Keller — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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