Helen Keller was born in 1880 and became blind and deaf at a young age, but was taught to communicate by her teacher Annie Sullivan. Keller went on to graduate from Radcliffe College, write several books, learn multiple languages, and advocate for women's rights and disability rights, overcoming tremendous obstacles through determination and bravery. The document provides a timeline of Keller's life and accomplishments, highlighting her courage, ambition, and impact on the world despite her disabilities.

1. Helen Keller -A photographic story of a life- -Emily Meara

2. Time Line 1880: Helen is born. 1887: After Helen becomes blind and deaf, a stranger named Annie comes to teach Helen alone. This is brave of her to be taught by a stranger at seven years old. 1888: Helen leaves her family and goes to Perkins School for the Blind with Annie. This is brave of Helen who is only eight to go to another statewithout her family. 1887: Helen goes to live alone with Annie where she is taught at the water pump that every object has a name. This is brave of Helen to leave her family and go away with a stranger.

3. Time Line 1902: Helen gets into Harvard’s sister college and is the first person to go to Radcliffe that has disabilities. This is so brave to be the only person with disabilities. She does not let this discourage her. 1901: Helen begins writing her autobiography about all her experiences. This is brave to share one’s whole life with the world, especially since she has disabilities. 1920: Helen and Annie start performing in Vaudeville, a large show with a variety of performances: acrobats, animals, singers. This is brave of Helen to perform in front of the world despite her disabilities and what people might think. 1913: Helen starts a routine in which Helen and Annie take a three year trip of the U.S. advocating for women’s rights. This is brave of Helen to share her opinions with the world. Helen is brave to stand in front of crowds speaking for what she thinks is right. Helen was very brave to go to Radcliffe and still be so different than everyone else.

4. Timeline Helen is helping the wounded veterans from World War II in 1943. 1923: Helen begins her work for the American Foundation for the Blind, raising money and campaigning for the blind. This is brave of Helen to join in on something she believes in despite her disabilities. 1943: Helen helps the wounded veterans in the hospital. This is brave of her to do go to different hospitalsand meet wounded men, even though she herself has disabilities and is 63 years old. 1936: Annie Sullivan dies. She was Helen’s greatest companion and the person responsible for taking herout of her world of darkness. Helen is very brave and does not let sadness get the best of her. Helen keeps on going. 1968: Helen dies in Westport, Connecticut.

5. Determined Helen is at the water pump where she learns that each object has a name. “…Annie saw Helen’s face seem to brighten…. after that Helen seemed to understand everything. Helen touched many items and asked for the item to be spelled in her hand until she understood completely…” Even though it takes her a long time to understand that things you can’t feel like thinking have a name, Helen is determined to understand!!

6. Determined (continued) Later, Helen is studying to apply to Radcliffe. Radcliffe tells Helen that she had better train for one more year to be up to the college’s standards. Helen does this and doesn’t get discouraged. She studies for hours and hours every day and finally gets accepted.Again, when Helen is learning how to feel what people are saying by the vibration of their neck, Helen explains that it took her hours out of each day. She often got frustrated and practiced until she could do it without trouble. “Helen practiced constantly…At first it was very difficult.”

8. Helen is ambitious in the way that she travels in spite of being blind. Helen does not want to be left out of knowing about the world. “Preparations for the trip to Japan would be extensive. Helen would be delivering dozens of speeches throughout her stay.”

9. Helen won the Oscar for her documentary called Helen Keller in Her Story. It won for best featured-length documentary film. “Helen was pleased with the film.” She had worked very hard on it.Helen graduating with honors from Radcliffe. Radcliffe College Helen winning the Oscar. Ambitious

11. Helen also wrote many articles and books. For example, TheStory of My Lifewas an article in The Youth’s Companion.

12. She was blind and deaf but was able to read, write, communicate, learn foreign languages, travel, and advocate for women’s rights.The Story of My Life

13. Humanitarian Helen was always trying to help despite her disabilities. When Helen learned about a boy named Tommy Stringer who was also deaf and blind and who lived in a poor house, she wrote to her friends and the newspaper for money to support Tommy. Also, when Helen took care of the wounded World War II veterans, she was being very humane by helping those in need. “Helen clearly knew how the wounded men felt.”

14. Adaptable Helen was especially adaptable when her closest companion in the world died. Annie taught Helen so muchand pulled Helen from the darkness she was enclosed in as a young child. “ …but as always her faith lifted her up and urged her on.” Helen’s strong faith and determination “lifted” her up and sent her forward.

15. Helen’s Special Place I would have a big yard with lots of fragrant flowers so that those who are blind and deaf can smell them. I might have a well to symbolize when Helen came to understand that each object has a name. I would have a room with a whole shelf of Braille books and a real working typewriter.

16. Helen’s Special Place I would make a room with artifacts and cultural objects from some of the places she went. I would make a Japanese room because Helen went there and loved it. You could have kimonos that you could try on, Japanese food, and Japanese china. You could have the tatami mats that you could kneel on. I would make a room with something that has a strong vibration to show how Helen felt when she was at Niagara Falls. I would make a room with vibrant Bombay silk dresses to touch, where you could also perform dances and sit on an elephant statue.

17. ACAI AwardAmbitious, Conscientious, Accomplished, Inspiring Ambitious: Helen was always ambitious. Helen strived for reaching goals. She wanted to go to a very difficult school that had never had a woman with disabilities before. ACAI Award Helen Keller “Be All Four- Courage has no limits.” Conscientious: Helen was a conscientious woman. She studied very hard even after a small lesson. Helen was especially conscientious when she went to Radcliffe and Cambridge School for Young Ladies. Helen learned over sixth subjects including Latin, French, Math, German, and Literacy. Helen would take the day’s lesson and type the entire lesson on her typewriter from memorybecause the school had no Braille text books.

18. ACAI AwardAmbitious, Conscientious, Accomplished, Inspiring Accomplished: Helen was a very accomplished woman. “Helen graduated from Radcliffe with honors.” She was the most educated deaf-blind person in the world. Inspiring: Helen was a very inspiring woman. She made many speeches. She advocated for the blind and the impaired. “Helen discovered what would become of her life’s work: campaigning on behalf of the blind .” ACAI Award Helen Keller “Be All Four- Courage has no limits.”

19. BrailleBuffet -You can feel everything- Any appetizer is $6.00 Finger French Fries: Helen used her fingers so often.She used her fingers at the start to finger spell words into people’s hands, then she used Braille. Soon after, Helen learned to use her hands to feel the vibration of people speaking and then understood their words. Braille Bread and Olive Oil: Braille Bread had lots of healthy grains and nuts so that you can feel the texture like you are running your fingers across Braille. Annie’s Olives and Cheese: Annie’s olives and Cheesebecause Annie impacted Helen’s life so much and taught Helen almost everything she knew.

20. BrailleBuffet -You can feel everything- Any Main is $6.00 Salmon Fished right from Niagara Falls!! Helen went to Niagara Falls and loved feeling the vibration of the Falls. Teriyaki Chicken: Helen went to Japan and had Japanese food. Annie’s Creaser Salad: This dish is named after Annie Sullivan, Helen’s teacher, who was so helpful to Helen. She took Helen out of her world of darkness. Desserts $8.00 Ki(e)llerCake: Dark chocolate cake with chocolate drizzle and raspberry sauce- This cake is named after Helen KELLER. Radcliffe Raspberry Crumble: This dessert is named after the college Helen Keller went to (Radcliffe) and graduated from with honors. Cambridge Ladies College Tea or Coffee: Cambridge Ladies College is the college Helen Keller went to to prepare for Radcliffe.

21. Kids Menu all Items are $7.00 Spaghetti and airplane shaped meatballs: These are in memory of all the places Helen visited by airplane. Niagara Falls, Japan, India, etc. Fingerlings (Chicken Fingers): In memory of how often Helen used her fingers and hands: palm spelling, Braille, vibration speaking Perkins Patties: Hamburger with any toppings. Named after Perkins School for the Blind where Helen went for a few years of her life. Dessert Helen’s Hot Sundae: Named after Helen Keller Annie’s Sorbet: Named after Annie Sullivan

22. Musical Introduction If Helen Keller had a grand opening at an exhibition, I would play this song… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXrWRM0E6YA