“Character cannot be developed in ease and quite. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”Hellen A. Keller
Keller’s Chilhood

Education
around Keller

Contribution to the society
Then in 1896, she attended the Cambridge school for
Ladies where Keller began to meet famous and influential people. One of them
was Henry H. Rogers, who agreed to pay for her to attend to Radcliff College.
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By that time, Keller mastered several methods of
communications; touch-lips reading, Braille, speech, typing and finger
spelling. Then, with the help of Sullivan and her future husband, John Macy,
she wrote her first book, The Story of My Life. Keller later graduated from
Radcliff in 1904, at the age of 24. Next year, her instructress married John
Macy, an instructor of Harvard University. Anne and John became distant to each
other and after couple of years, they separated. Keller was very active inside
the society; she always tried to help the others. In 1920, she helped found the
American Civil Liberties Union. In 1924, she became a member of the American
Federation for the Blind. She also joined to other organizations dedicated to
helping those less fortunate. Was in 1936, when her beloved teacher and devote
companion, Anne Sullivan, died. After that year, Keller was appointed counselor
of international relations for the American Foundation of Overseas Blind,
traveling to 35 countries and through her speeches and appearances, she brought
inspiration to many people. During her lifetime, Keller received many honors and
recognitions for her accomplishments; The Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished
Service Medal in 1936, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, and many
others.
Finally, Keller died on June 1, 1968. But this amazing
woman shows us the power of having faith in ourselves and keeps forward no
matter the obstacles that life could bring to us; we never have to give up! She
fought against her condition and never showed weakness, instead of that, she
showed optimism and perseverance.
By: Stefany Reyes
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