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Helen Keller Helen Adams Keller Born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Died on June 1, 1968, in Easton, Connecticut, US. 19 months into this Bright Spark's life - darkness and silence entered her world. On reading a Charles Dickens' article on the Perkins School for the Blind - Kate Keller encouraged her huband to visit the school. There, and on the recommendation of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell - Annie Sullivan was hired by the Keller family. Over time, she became the key to opening up the world of communications to Ms. Keller. Radcliffe Graduate (1904). Author: The Story of my Life, The World I Live In; The Song of the Stone Wall; Out of the Dark; My Religion; Midstream—My Later Life; Peace at Eventide; Helen Keller in Scotland; Helen Keller's Journal; Let Us Have Faith; Teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy; and The Open Door. Offsite resources: Helen Keller Services for the Blind | Helen Keller Kids Museum Online

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