Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 â€" June 1, 1968) was an American
author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind
person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of Keller and her
teacher, Anne Sullivan, was made famous by Keller's autobiography, The
Story of My Life, and its adaptations for film and stage, The Miracle
Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum and
sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". Her June 27 birthday is
commemorated as Helen Keller Day in Pennsylvania and, in the centenary
year of her birth, was recognized by a presidential proclamation from
US President Jimmy Carter.A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled
and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of
America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for
women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, antimilitarism, and other
similar causes. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama
Writers Hall of Fame on June 8, 2015. Helen Keller Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter