Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Helen Keller was not born blind and deaf; it was not until she was 19 months old, and suffered from a high fever that caused her blind and deaf.



Anne Sullivan arrived at Keller's house in March 1887, and immediately began to teach Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand.

Keller went on to become a world-famous speaker and author.
In 1915 she and George Kessler  founded the Helen Keller International (HKI) organization. This organization is devoted to research in vision, health and nutrition.


 
Keller wrote a total of 12 published books and several articles.
She passed away on June 1, 1968 (aged 87) in Arcan Ridge, Easton,Connecticut, USA