Parents: Captain Arthur Keller and Katherine Adams Keller.
Family Income: The family was not rich; their main source of income was a cotton plantation.
Illness: Born healthy, but became deaf, dumb, and blind in 1882 after a high fever.
Education and Mentorship
Anne Sullivan: In 1887, the Director of the Perkins School for the Blind sent his best student, Anne Sullivan, to help Helen learn to communicate.
Early Schooling:
Started formal education in 1890 at the Horace Mann School for the deaf in Boston.
Attended the Wright Humason School for the deaf in New York in 1892.
Attended the Cambridge School for Young Ladies in 1896.
Higher Education: Attended Radcliffe College, where she learned Braille and received her BA degree with Honours in 1904. Anne Sullivan assisted her throughout by interpreting lectures and texts.
Legacy and Impact
Humanitarian Work: Devoted her life to helping sick, injured, and disabled people.