Helen Keller broke down a social wall by going to college. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and also wrote her book.

Helen Keller attended Perkins School of the Blind College for four years. She then went on to Cambridge School for Young Ladies for one year to prepare her for Radcliffe College. Radcliffe gave her a bachelor of arts degree in 1904. She was the first deafblind person to do so. Helen Keller used a Grooveboard to learn and write. She wrote on paper with grooves underneath. Braille script was helpful for her understanding things quicker. She has published many famous essays and books about her experiences as a blind and deaf woman throughout her college years. Her book, “The Story of My Life”, was published by Helen Keller in 1903. Her autobiography is a detailed account of her life. It also includes her interactions with Anne Sullivan (her tutor and caregiver). Helen Keller’s first novel has three parts. Parts one and two tell Helen Keller’s story. Part three is Anne Sullivan’s record and advice. She cites some emotions and quotes she experienced while writing her first book. She also describes her father and mother, as well as all her relatives. She said she can still remember the first time she was diagnosed. She loved reading and said that she enjoyed learning to read. Helen Keller wrote several books, including “Light in my Darkness”, which is a well-known one, and “Optimism”, an essay. Her story broke down barriers and made her famous.

Helen also traveled the globe and shared her experiences with thousands of people. Helen Keller was able to learn five languages. Mark Twain met her and was impressed by her talent and achievements. She was an inspiration to many and her speeches proved that anyone can achieve their goals, regardless of disability. Helen Keller changed how people view disabled people. She was passionate about helping others. Helen Keller learned to talk by placing her fingers on the faces of others, her thumb over their larynxes, index finger on them, and her middle finger against their noses. Helen Keller used sign language throughout her life. Her biggest disappointment was not being able speak normally. Helen Keller was embarrassed by her words, but she wanted people to hear her story. That’s how she broke down the barrier.

Helen Keller was awarded many honors during her life for her accomplishments. Helen Keller was conceived in Tuscumba on the 27th of June 1880. She is the third of three siblings. Helen’s father served in the Civil War Confederate Army as an officer. Helen began speaking at six months of age. She lost her sight and hearing, and was eventually diagnosed with “brain fever”. This is a condition that causes high body temperatures, which, in medical terms, would be scarlet fever or meningitis. Helen stopped responding to the dinner time bell after being cured. This was just a few days later. Helen began to learn sign language quickly. This led to Helen becoming wild and unpredictable. Keller saw Alexander Graham Bell who invented the lightbulb. This was a time when deaf children were being cared for. Keller began throwing tantrums and they eventually moved to a quiet cottage in a rural plantation. Helen started speech classes at Boston’s Horace Mann School for Deaf in 1890. Helen Keller set her heart on going to college. The American Civil Liberties Union’s leading humanitarian of the 20th century, Helen Keller, was then born.

Helen Keller had a series of strokes in 1961. She also suffered from health problems. Her final years were spent at her Connecticut home. Helen Keller, who was eighty-eight years old, died in her sleep June 1, 1968. She was an inspiring example of determination. She was a victim of both political and social issues throughout her life. Helen Keller International was founded by her to address the effects of malnutrition and blindness. Helen gave hundreds of speeches throughout Asia over five months at the age of seventy-five. All those who attended her speeches were touched by her great emotions. She has received numerous medals as well as trophies over her entire life.

Helen Keller “broke down the barriers” in America by showing how others can achieve anything they desire. She wanted to make the most of her situation after she was told she was blind and deaf.

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