Helen Keller Day 2023: Every year, June 27 is celebrated as Helen Keller Day. Helen Adams Keller was a deafblind American author, political activist, and lecturer. The day honors and celebrates the life, struggles and achievements of the miracle woman. An annual fashion show is held on June 27, the same day as a fundraiser in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania to help and support those in need.
Helen Keller Biography
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Name |
Helen Keller |
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Full name |
Helen Adams Keller |
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Born |
June 27, 1880 |
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place of birth |
Tucumbia, Alabama |
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Nationality |
American |
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Father’s name |
Arthur Henley Keller |
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Mother’s name |
Catherine Everett (Adams) Keller |
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Siblings |
Mildred Campbell (Keller) TysonPhillip Brooks KellerJames McDonald KellerWilliam Simpson Keller |
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Education |
Radcliffe University (BA) |
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Occupation |
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notable work |
The story of my life (1903) |
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Civil status |
Single |
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Spouse |
Peter Fagan (About to get married) |
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The best logres |
Presidential Medal of the Freedom National Women’s Hall of Fame |
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Death |
June 1, 1968 |
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death cause |
Strokes |
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Resting place |
Washington National Cathedral |
Early life
Keller was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, son of Arthur Henley Keller and Catherine Everett (Adams) Keller. He was diagnosed with a type of bacterial meningitis when he was 19 months old and, as a result, he could not see, hear or communicate. Alexander Graham Bell, a well-known scientist and inventor credited with creating the first telephone, responded to the family’s request for guidance and advised them to admit her to the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Boston.
They followed Bell’s advice and in 1887, Keller was taught by Anne Sullivan, a young teacher who had become visually impaired. Sullivan used “tactile teaching” techniques, and her skillful guidance calmed the seemingly uncontrollable Keller. She learned to read and write Braille and the hand signs of the deaf and dumb.
Writings, books and other works
Keller moved to Forest Hills, Queens, along with Sullivan and Macy, a recruited housekeeper. She used her residence as a platform for her advocacy work on behalf of the American Foundation for the Blind. As a speaker and author, Keller rose to prominence and supported people with disabilities. He gave presentations on the conditions faced by Deaf people in 25 different countries. He opposed Woodrow Wilson and was a pacifist, radical socialist, supporter of birth control and a suffragist. There are 12 books that Keller has published in total, including the following:
- The Ice King (1891)
- The story of my life (1903)
- Optimism: an essay (1903)
- My key to life: optimism (1904)
- The World I Live In (1908)
- The Miracle of Life (1909)
- The Song of the Stone Wall (1910)
- Out of the Dark, a series of essays on socialism (1913)
- Uncle Sam is Calling (with music by Pauline B. Story) (1917)
- My Religion (1927; also called Light in My Darkness)
- Midstream: My Later Life (1929)
- We are in mourning. (1929)
- Peace at Evening (1932)
- Helen Keller in Scotland: a personal record written by herself (1933) Methuen, 212pp
- Diary of Helen Keller (1938)
- Let’s have faith (1940)
- Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy: a tribute from the adopted daughter of her mind. (1955)
- The Open Door (1957)
- The Faith of Helen Keller (1967)
- Helen Keller: Her Socialist Years, Writings and Speeches (1967)
Personal life
Keller was in his early 30s when Sullivan’s health began to deteriorate. Keller hired Peter Fagan, a private secretary, with whom she fell in love and intended to elope. The young Boston Herald reporter Peter Fagan was a fingerspelling socialist. The couple’s plans were eventually derailed when her family vehemently objected because they thought women with disabilities should not marry. Therefore, Keller moved to Montgomery, Alabama, with her mother.
Awards and Achievements
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the two highest civilian awards awarded by the United States, on September 14, 1964, from President Lyndon B. Johnson. At the 1965 New York World’s Fair, she was elected to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In her later years, she dedicated a significant portion of her time to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind.
Here are some of his posthumous honors:
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In 1980, to commemorate Keller’s centennial, the United States Postal Service released a stamp featuring Sullivan and Keller.
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Keller was named to Gallup’s list of the most admired people of the 20th century in 1999.
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One of the 100 most important people of the 20th century according to Time magazine in 1999, Keller.
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By including braille on a U.S. currency in 2003, Alabama celebrated its native daughter in its state quarter.
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She is honored by Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama.
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KK Srinivasan established a Helen Keller-themed preschool for the deaf in Mysore, India.
- The state of Alabama donated a bronze statue of Keller to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 2009.
Helen Keller Day celebrates resilience, raises awareness about disabilities, inspires others, advocates for education, and promotes human rights and social justice. It serves as a reminder of the importance of education and the need to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities. Her experiences highlight the importance of inclusion, accessibility and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. By dedicating a day to Helen Keller, we promote understanding and empathy for those living with disabilities.
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