Helen Keller was born at her family's Estate, Ivy Green
in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27,1880.
Her father was a former confederate army officer Captain Arthur H. Keller.
Her mother was a cousin of Robert E. Lee her name was Kate Adams-Keller.
One crucial turning point in the life of Helen Keller is when she contracted an illness at 19 months old that left her blind and deaf.
One of her early teachers was the daughter of her family's cook, Martha Washington.
In 1888 Helen attended Perkin's school for the blind.
After attending there as well as many other schools, in 1900 she was accepted to Radcliffe College.
Keller, never one to let her disabilities slow her down went on to become world famous as an author, as well as an activist for people with disabilities.
Helen Keller died a few days short of her 88th birthday, but the written word she left behind is still widely read and respected to this day.
The life of Helen Keller should inspire others to pursue their dreams no matter what adversities they may face.
