9 things you (probably) didn’t know about Helen Keller
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an avid civil rights activist who is remembered for many remarkable achievements, despite a childhood illness which left her deaf and blind. Here are 9 things you might not know about her life and legacy
Helen Keller was born in June 1880 in Tuscumbia, northwest Alabama. Afflicted at the age of 19 months with an unknown illness (possibly scarlet fever or meningitis) that left her blind and deaf, Keller went on to achieve many remarkable feats, publishing 14 books and becoming world-renowned as a keen activist for a range of causes.
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