Helen Keller

My hero, Helen Keller, lived in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen lived from June 27, 1880, to June 1, 1968.

Helen was born healthy. At nineteen months, she became blind and deaf. Helen’s parents had to worry about so many diseases such as scarlet fever, meningitis, small pox, and tuberculosis. Helen discovered the use of language in the back of her house where there was a well pump on a spring day in 1887.

In June 1904, Helen graduated from Radcliffe with honors. Annie Sullivan was the woman who taught Helen how to read and write. Annie Sullivan came from Perkins Institution for the Blind. Helen used Braille to read. She also used a grooved board to write by placing a sheet of paper over the board and using square letters.

Helen became good friends with Alexander Graham Bell, whose own mother and wife were blind and deaf. Helen also went to Cambridge School for Young Ladies, then Wright-Humason School in New York.

In conclusion, Helen Keller is important to me because she inspired millions of people. Helen also helped other people in other countries who were blind and deaf. She helped many people live a long life. Helen Keller was determined and overcame her challenges. She was also strong-willed. Helen Keller is my hero.