The 204-year-old plantation grounds where Keller was born belonged to her grandparents, who were plantation owners who moved to Alabama from Virginia. Helen’s father fought for the Confederacy ...

So, it's no wonder that Helen Keller’s quotes are often profound and optimistic, ranging from topics like education and ...

She loved coming to New York to experience the vibrations of the city. Helen Keller was both deaf and blind. She was born in Alabama in the 1880s. And when she was just 18 months old, she ...

Courtesy of Perkins School for the Blind Archives. Helen Keller was born in 1880, just over 50 years after Louis Braille published his eponymous writing system. Braille, who was three when an acci ...