Keller, Helen

1. An educator and author of the twentieth century. Though blind and deaf from an early age, she learned to read, write, and communicate with sign language.

Notes

Helen Keller is often mentioned as an example of persistence and courage in the face of overwhelming handicaps.

The play The Miracle Worker dramatizes Helen Keller's early education.

Example Sentences

Melissa Rivers said she saw her mother upset by a heckler only once, when later in her career someone was offended by a joke about Helen Keller.

From New York Times

Cotter quotes Helen Keller: “Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.”

From Washington Post

As the deaf and blind author and activist Helen Keller reportedly said, “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from people.”

From Washington Post

When Patty Duke won for playing Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” Ms. Lansbury continued, “it was like your stomach has fallen out of your body. It bothered me desperately.”

From Washington Post

His students once raised a bogus TikTok conspiracy theory that Helen Keller faked her blindness and deafness.

From New York Times