1. By: Lillie Myslo

2. Early Life  Born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama  Strange disease at 19 months old  Sickness left her blind and deaf forever  Used to getting her way  Often threw tantrums when she felt frustrated

3. Family Uncle thought she was mentally defective because of tantrums Mother & aunt noticed how sweet and loving she was when not in a tantrum Lived with parents: Arthur H. Keller, Kate Adams Keller; Little sister Mildred

4. Education o Age 6- Parents brought her to Alexander Graham Bell o 7 yrs old- Anne Sullivan began trying to teach her to communicate o Anne taught Helen what the word “water” meant o 6 months- Anne had taught her 625 words o Age 10- Speak, typewriter, manual alphabet, Braille

5. Schools  11 yrs old- attended Perkins School  Raised $ for 5 yr old Tommy Stringer to come to school  1894-1896- studied at Wright Humanson-School  1898- enrolled in Cambridge School for Young Ladies  Fall of 1900- Radcliffe College  1904- Received bachelor’s degree & graduated

6. Helen Keller: The Writer  1891- Falsely accused of plagiarism after writing "The Frost King”  1902- Wrote articles for the Ladies’ Home Journal that was published as The Story of My Life  1929- Wrote My Life With Midstream: My Later Life  1957- The Miracle Worker was broadcasted on live television

7. Bibliography  http://www.biography.com/articles/Helen-Keller- 9361967, http://www.biography.com/articles/Helen-Keller- 9361967  http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Keller- Helen.html, http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Keller- Helen.html  http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/helenkellerbio/hele n_keller_birthplace2_bio.htm http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/helenkellerbio/hele n_keller_birthplace2_bio.htm

8. Interesting Facts