For 6 years, little Helen Keller was unaware that Dec. 25 was a special day set aside to commemorate the birth of Jesus. In ...
American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller examines one of the 20 th century’s human rights pioneers in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The new documentary rediscovers the ...
Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages, authored several books, and starred as herself in the 1919 film “Deliverance,” which is about her challenging personal journey to a ...
Helen Keller was a famous lecturer, author, activist and educator who advocated for underprivileged individuals, such as women, people with disabilities and African Americans. So, it's no wonder that ...
Discover the powerful and timeless wisdom of Helen Keller, the first deaf-blind college graduate, as she reminds us that the most beautiful experiences in life are felt with the heart, not seen. This ...
Workers on Tuesday were cutting down a popular 200-year-old oak tree at the Alabama childhood home of Helen Keller, the deaf and blind writer who as a young girl was famously rescued from its branches ...
In today’s vernacular, Helen Keller would be called a social justice warrior, but too often people only see her as a seven year-old who learned to communicate at a water pump. My personal connection ...
When Sue Pilkilton was in high school, her teacher offered extra credit for any student who brought in a ticket to prove that they’d seen “The Miracle Worker” staged at Ivy Green, Helen Keller’s ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Mark Twain once said the two most interesting characters of the 19 th century were Napoleon and Helen Keller, but a series of TikTok-based conspiracy theories have young ...
Rock 'n' roll lovers on a musical mecca throughout the South are likely, during their travels, to make a stop at the famed recording studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. But just a few miles away in the ...
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her ...