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HelenKellerwasborninAmericainJune,1880.Everythingwasallrightwhenshewasborn.Butwhenshewasnineteenmonthsold,anattackoffeverleftherblindanddeaffortherestofherlife.Shebecameblindsoyoungthatasshegrewolder,shedidnotrememberbeingabletosee;andshebecamedeafbeforeshehadanyideaoftheimportanceofhumanspeech.Shelivedindarknessandsilence.
Asshegrewolder,she,too,wantedtoexpressherideasandfeelings.Butsherealizedthatshewascutofffromothers.
Herparentsweregreatlyworried.HowcouldanyonegetintouchwithHelen'smindandintelligenceindarknessandsilencewithoutspeech?Helenwasnearlysevenbeforeateacherwasfound.HernamewasMissSullivan.
MissSullivanhadalotofdifficultiesinteachingHelenKeller.Asthechildcouldneitherseenorhear,shehadtousemanualalphabet.ButHelen'senergyandintelligenceandstrongspirit,combinedwithMissSullivan'sskillandpatience,overcameallthedifficulties.AsHelengrewup,shebecameanablestudent,passedexaminationsandfinallytookauniversitydegreeinEnglishliterature.Shethendevotedallherselftohelpingtheblindandthedeaf.Herpersonalsuccess,togetherwiththeworkshehasdoneforothers,madeheroneofthegreatestwomeninmoderntimes.Shewrotemanybooksand“TheStoryofMyLife”isaremarkableone.