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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Helen-KellerHelen Keller | Biography, Education, & Facts | Britannica

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   Mar 19, 2024 · Helen Keller died on June 1, 1968, in Easton, Connecticut, at the age of 87. She had bought her home in Easton in 1936 and called it Arcan Ridge, and it remained her permanent residence until her death.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Helen_KellerHelen Keller - Wikipedia

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   The Story of My Life (1903) Signature. Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.

   • Born: Helen Adams Keller, June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, U.S.
   • Resting place: Washington National Cathedral

   • Notable works: The Story of My Life (1903)

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   When did Helen Keller die?

   • On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Easton, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller became a world-renowned writer and lecturer. Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880, on a farm near Tuscumbia, Alabama.

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   • For other people named Helen Keller, see Helen Keller (disambiguation). Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.

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   Where was Helen Keller born?

   • Helen Keller's birthplace, Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen Keller (left) with her teacher, Anne Sullivan. Keller was afflicted at the age of 19 months with an illness (possibly scarlet fever) that left her blind and deaf. She was examined by Alexander Graham Bell at the age of 6.

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   What happened to Helen Keller?

   • Archival material of Helen Keller stored in New York was lost when the Twin Towers were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. Keller had a series of strokes in 1961 and spent the last years of her life at her home.

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4. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › helen-kellerWriter and lecturer Helen Keller dies | June 1, 1968 | HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · On June 1, 1968, Helen Keller dies in Easton, Connecticut, at the age of 87. Blind and deaf from infancy, Keller became a world-renowned writer and lecturer.

5. archive.nytimes.com › articles › keller1Helen Keller, 87, Dies: Triumph Out of Tragedy - The New York ...

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   Sunday, June 2, 1968 (Excerpts) Helen Keller, 87, Dies. Special to The New York Times. ESTPORT, Conn., June 1 -- Helen Keller, who overcame blindness and deafness to become a symbol of the...

6. www.history.com › topics › womens-historyHelen Keller - HISTORY

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   Apr 14, 2010 · Helen Keller was an author, lecturer, and crusader for the handicapped. Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama , She lost her sight and hearing at the age of nineteen months to an illness now believed to have ...

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8. www.afb.org › about-afb › historyHelen Keller Biography - The American Foundation for the Blind

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   Helen Keller died on June 1, 1968, at Arcan Ridge, a few weeks short of her 88th birthday. Her ashes were placed next to her companions, Anne Sullivan Macy and Polly Thomson, in St. Joseph's Chapel of Washington Cathedral.

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   Oct 25, 2021 · Helen Keller is a historical figure known worldwide, but many remember her as 7-year-old DeafBlind girl at a water pump. She recounted this moment from her youth in her first autobiography, “The ...