HELEN KELLER

Helen Keller



Table of Contents

Thesis statement1

Introduction1

Life and time1

Critical analysis2

Early childhood and illness2

Obstacles overcome2

Factors that contributed to her recognition3

Accomplishment and contribution3

Political activities3

Writings4

Akita dog4

Impact of the accomplishment5

Portrayals of Helen Keller5

Importance of her achievements5

Relevance of analysis to present day6

Conclusion7

Example7

Image and life of women7

Relevance to thesis statement7

Death8

References9

Helen Keller

Thesis statement

“Life story of “Helen Keller” was a prominent woman, and significantly contributed for the good of the society especially for the blind and deaf women”.

Introduction

Life and time

Helen Keller was a prominent American woman who made a significant contribution to the society especially for the deaf and blind. She was born in June 1880 and she died in June 1968 and was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. Moreover, she was also the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. This was mainly because of the support of her teacher who greatly helped her in learning and communicating. Helen Keller was well known for the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. She was also a prolific writer and had travelled lots of place worldwide. Besides this, she was also a member of the Socialist Party of America and the “Wobblies” which enabled her to initiate a movement. This was to fight for the suffering women and for the rights of the workers. Moreover, socialism and many other causes also became a part of this movement (Harrison & Thompson, 2003).

Critical analysis

Helen Keller was an author, a political activist and she also gave lectures. However, she was deaf and blind but her teacher greatly helped her in achieve her Degree.

Early childhood and illness

Helen Keller was born in Ivy Green which was a plantation in June 1880(Harrison & Thompson, 2003). Her father was a former officer of the Confederate Army but her family originated from Switzerland. However, when she was born she was not blind or deaf. Later when she was nineteen months old, she became a victim to this illness. This was because of severe congestion of the stomach and the brain. Although the illness did not last for a long period of time, it resulted in her becoming deaf and blind. During this stage, Helen could communicate using sign language. However, when she turned seven she had many signs that she used as a means of communication with her family. It has been said by Meshcheryakov that her initial stage helped her a great deal in her later developments.

Obstacles overcome

In 1988, Helen attended the Perkins Institute for the Blind and moved to New York in 1894. In New York, she was admitted to Wright-Humason School for the Deaf and Horace Mann School for the Deaf. She returned back to Massachusetts in 1896 and was admitted to “The Cambridge School for Young Ladies” after which she joined the Radcliffe College. Mark Twain admired her and he paid for her education. When Helen was twenty-four years of age, she graduated from the Radcliffe and became the first blind and deaf person to receive a graduation degree ...