Helen Keller

Every entry, with its source

At 0

1. Jun 27, 1880

   Born in Alabama

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 1

1. Feb 1882

   At 19 months, a fever took her sight and hearing

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 6

1. Mar 3, 1887

   Met her teacher, Anne Sullivan, at 6

   A month later, the word for water spelled into her palm opened language up.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 10

1. c. 1890

   Started learning to speak at 10

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 20

1. c. 1900

   Entered Radcliffe College at 20

   Sullivan spelled the lectures into her hand.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 23

1. c. 1903

   At 22, published her memoir, The Story of My Life

   Written while she was still in college.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org
2. Jun 1904

   Earned her bachelor's degree with honors at 24

   The first deafblind person to do it.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 29

1. c. 1909

   Joined the Socialist Party at 29

   She threw herself into suffrage and labor rights.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 35

1. c. 1915

   At 35, co-founded a group fighting blindness overseas

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 40

1. c. 1920

   Helped found the American Civil Liberties Union at 40

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 66

1. c. 1946

   At 66, began touring 35 countries

   It went on for 11 years.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 84

1. Sep 14, 1964

   Presidential Medal of Freedom at 84

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

At 87

1. Jun 1, 1968

   Died at 87

   Source: en.wikipedia.org