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Helen Keller. Even though she was deaf and blind, Helen Keller learned to communicate and became a world-famous supporter of women's suffrage, worker's rights, and pacifism. She triumphed over every obstacle she encountered, and President Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom (one of the two highest honors for civilians) in September of 1964. Women's Suffrage, Historical People, Helen Keller, Womens History Month, Interesting History, Great Women, Famous Women, Inspirational People, Women In History

Even though she was deaf and blind, Helen Keller learned to communicate and became a world-famous supporter of women's suffrage, worker's rights, and pacifism. She triumphed over every obstacle she encountered, and President Johnson awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom (one of the two highest honors for civilians) in September of 1964.

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Today in History:  On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller circumvented her disabilities to become a world-renowned writer and lecturer.  "My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do,” Helen Keller once wrote. Anne Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Nasa History, Diane Arbus, Today In History, Helen Keller, We Are The World, Head & Shoulders, Famous Women

Today in History: On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller circumvented her disabilities to become a world-renowned writer and lecturer. "My life has been happy because I have had wonderful friends and plenty of interesting work to do,” Helen Keller once wrote.

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Helen Keller, with her dog | Description: Studio portrait of… | Flickr The Miracle Worker, Historical People, Helen Keller, Studio Portrait, Vintage Dog, Historical Events, Vintage Pictures, Studio Portraits, Women In History

Description: Studio portrait of 10-year-old Helen Keller standing next to her dog. Keller, a white girl, is facing sideways next to a chair with a spaniel sitting on it, who is likely her dog Belle. She rests her left hand on the dog's shoulder, her right hand is resting against her skirt in a fist, with one finger pointing downward. Keller wears a light-colored dress with a bow in the back and dark button-up boots. Note on verso, “Lioness." Full text: Elmer Chickering 21 West St. Boston…

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Not long ago, I acquired a used book about Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, at a library sale. Reading it, I was greatly impressed with all that Helen Keller accomplished in her lifetime, even while existing in what … 7 Bits about Optimism from Helen Keller Read More »

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