Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf before the age of two, is recognized for her strength and courage when faced with overwhelming odds. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. However, ...

Lakeland Players presents the story of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan. Helen Keller’s story not only tells of the struggles of a family dealing with a child who could not reach out and ...

As a disabled social activist and suffragette, Helen Keller is a household name. But her life story doesn't begin and end with her work. Let's take a deeper look into her early life, her evolving ...

Travel north from Bridgeport through Fairfield to Sport Hill Road in Easton and you eventually come to Helen Keller Middle School. Go west a ways to the other side of Easton and you can see the house ...

A Braintree native recently donated the earliest known photograph of Helen Keller with her teacher, Anne Sullivan, to the Brewster Historical Society Museum. The photo shows an 8-year-old Keller and ...

“A Quiet Place” breakout Millicent Simmonds and “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan will play Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan in the forthcoming feature film “Helen & Teacher.” ...

Sometimes, amidst the funny animal routines and videos of drugged-out kids , you can unearth a gem on YouTube. Here’s something to start your morning on an inspirational note: a 1930 newsreel clip of ...

Millicent Simmonds, the deaf actress who earned acclaim in 2018′s “A Quiet Place” and its sequel, will portray Helen Keller in “Helen & Teacher,” a new bio-pic directed by Wash Westmoreland. “Helen & ...

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