Helen Keller

NEW! Read A Pilgrimage to Helen Keller's Birthplace—blog posts by AFB Archivist Helen Selsdon. Find out more about AFB's exhibit, Helen Keller: A Daring Adventure, open May 7 through July 30, 2010. Become a fan of Helen Keller on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HelenKellerFans) and enjoy quotes, fun facts, news about the work that continues in her name, and exclusive photos and artifacts from the Helen Keller Archives.

About Helen Keller

Helen Keller worked for the American Foundation for the Blind for more than 40 years. She was born on June 27, 1880. Deaf and blind from infancy, Keller played a leading role in most of the significant political, social, and cultural movements of the 20th century. Throughout her lifetime (1880-1968) she worked unceasingly to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

	Visit the Helen Keller Kids Museum Online, featuring photos, videos, and letters that bring Helen's remarkable story to life.
	Read Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, written when she was just 21.
	Read Helen Keller's letters, articles, and speeches from the Helen Keller Archival Collection.
	View photographs of Helen Keller spanning over seven decades of her life.
	Learn about Anne Sullivan Macy: Miracle Worker.
	Buy a copy of To Love This Life: Quotations by Helen Keller, with a foreword by Jimmy Carter.
	Use the guide to the Helen Keller Archives to learn about the papers, photographs, artifacts, and audio-visual materials that are contained in the collection.

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