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Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.
Anne Sullivan (born April 14, 1866, Feeding Hills, near Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 20, 1936, Forest Hills, New York) was an American teacher of Helen Keller, widely recognized for her achievement in educating to a high level a person without sight, hearing, or normal speech.
Apr 2, 2014 · Anne Sullivan was a gifted teacher best known for her work with Helen Keller, a blind and deaf child she taught to communicate.
Anne Sullivan is one of Perkins School for the Blind’s best-known students. After graduating from Perkins in 1886, she traveled to Alabama to educate Helen Keller, and remained Keller’s instructor, interpreter and friend until her death in 1936.
Anne Sullivan is best known for being the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller, a deaf-blind woman who became an author, lecturer, and advocate.
Nov 24, 2009 · On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months.
Anne Sullivan was the eldest daughter of poor, illiterate, and unskilled Irish immigrants. She was born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts on April 14, 1866. Anne was raised in extreme poverty. She was the eldest of five children, only two of whom reached adulthood.
Mar 2, 2020 · Anne Sullivan Found 'the Fire of a Purpose' Through Teaching Helen Keller. Keller and her "miracle worker" started out as pupil and teacher, but their relationship blossomed into one of...
The 21-year-old Anne Sullivan came to Tuscumbia, Alabama on March 3, 1887. From the moment she arrived she began to sign words into Helen's hand, trying to help her understand the idea that everything has a name.
Oct 28, 2021 · She became deaf and blind after an illness at the age of nineteen months. Anne Sullivan, herself visually impaired, was sent by the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston to be Keller’s teacher.
