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Anthony Tyra Banks Clara Barton Hillary Rodham Clinton Marie Curie Ellen DeGeneres Diana, Princess of Wales Helen Keller Sandra Day O’Connor Georgia O’Keeffe Nancy Pelosi Rachael Ray Eleanor Roosevelt Martha Stewart Venus and Serena Williams  \nHelen Keller  \nACTiViST  \nRachel A. Koestler-Grack  \nHelen Keller  \nCopyright © 2009 by Infobase Publishing  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, contact:  \nChelsea House  \nAn imprint of Infobase Publishing  \n132 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001  \nlibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nKoestler-Grack, Rachel A., 1973–  \nHelen Keller: activist / by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Women of achievement)  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-60413-502-2 (hardcover)  \n1. Keller, Helen, 1880–1968. 2. Deafblind women—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. 3. Deafblind people—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series.  \nHV1624 .K4K644 2009  \n362.4’1092—dc22  \n[B]  \n2008055368  \nChelsea House books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755.  \nYou can find Chelsea House on the World Wide Web at [http://www.chelseahouse.com](http://www.chelseahouse.com)  \nSeries design by Erik Lindstrom  \nCover design by Ben Peterson and Alicia Post Printed in the United States of America Bang EJB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.  \nAll links and Web addresses were checked and verified to be correct at the time of publication. Because of the dynamic nature of the Web, some addresses and links may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.  \nContents  \n1 triumph over silence 7  \n2 From Light into Darkness 12  \n3 teacher 22  \n4 the Wonder Girl 34  \n5 Quest for College 44  \n6 Curious triangle 57  \n7 Little Island of Joy 69  \n8 Bringing Light to the World 85  \nChronology 97  \nNotes 99  \nBibliography 103  \nFurther Resources 104  \nPicture Credits 105  \nIndex 106  \nAboutthe Author 111  \n1   \nTriumph over Silence  \n“W  \nithout language of some sort, one is not a human being,” Helen Keller wrote in her autobiography  \nMidstream: My Later Life. “Without speech, one is not a complete human being.”1 For the first 10 years of her life, Helen never spoke a clear word. The only sounds she uttered were meaningless noises, usually harsh and piercing, because it took her such great effort to make them. Helen was deaf and blind. When she was just a toddler, she became deathly ill. She survived but lost her ability to see and hear. As a child, she lived in a dark and silent world. No sunlight woke her in the morning. No voice stirred her quiet ears. She existed almost in a fog—unable to form words and thoughts, never feeling the tickle of true happiness.  \n􀀷  \n􀀸•Helen Keller  \nAll of that began to change when Helen was six years old. Annie Sullivan strolled up her front walk, ready to teach her. Sullivan opened up for Helen a whole new world, bursting with words, ideas, and emotions. Within three years, Helen could read and write better than many children her age who had not struggled with the challenges of blindness and deafness. She could even “listen” to people by placing her fingers on their lips and reading their movements and vibrations as they spoke. Her incredible achievements made her internationally famous. People around the world called her a “miracle child” and “the eighth wonder of the world.”Helen was thrilled with her bright, enlightened life. 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