- Hellen Keller was a world famous author and activist.
- She was born on June 27, 1880 in the US.
- She was the first person with deafblindness to earn a college degree.
- She was great friends with Mark Twain.
- She worked the vaudeville circuit.
- She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
- She was extremely political.
- She advocated for the blind and for women’s suffrage.
- She co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union.
- She remains influential and respected even after her death.