How was helen keller named according to the story of my life?
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After an illness at 18 months of age, she became blind and deaf. The common advice at the time was to institutionalize such children, but Helen Keller's mother could not bear to do it, and the Kellers sought to help their child, including consulting with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. Kate Keller read about Laura Bridgeman, who was blind and deaf, and had been educated at the Perkins Institute for the Blind. Kate Keller wrote asking to the Perkins School for the Blind, asking for help.
Annie Sullivan aka "Teacher" to Helen Keller, came into Helen's life when she was aged 6 or 7. This was the most important even in Helen's life because her Teacher freed her from the darkness. Soon, Helen became a child celebrity of sorts, and her achievements were often exaggerated in the press. She enjoyed visiting the Perkins school until one particular incident changed everything.
At age 11, Helen Keller was accused of plagiarism. She wrote a short story she called "The Frost King," and sent it to the headmaster of the Perkins School. He was delighted and published it in the school's newsletter. Soon it was apparent that the story was very similar to a previously published children's book. Although it was an innocent mistake on Helen's part, the Perkins School had a formal hearing to determine whether or not she was guilty. Later she would say that if she had not been a child at the time, this incident would have traumatized her for life. At the hearing, a vote concerning her guilt was a tie; the headmaster, Michael Anagnos cast a tie-breaking vote that declared her innocent of the plagiarism charges. Later on he would doubt whether he did the right thing.
To a degree, the plagiarism accusation caused some to doubt whether Helen Keller was really the wonder-child she was known to be. This influenced her desire to attend Radcliffe (the female version of Harvard at the time). Although many colleges would have welcomed Helen Keller to their campuses, she went there because she was not specifically welcomed. She knew that if she earned a degree at Radcliffe, that would answer her critics. The institution would make sure that when she took her exams, she would not have her teacher communicating to her. It had to look and be legitimate.
One of her college professors did take an interest in Helen, encouraging her to write about what she knew, and that was the unique experience of living without sight or hearing. These writings were serialized in a magazine, and would go onto become her best known work, The Story of my Life. To this day, Helen Keller is regarded as the best writer who was both deaf and blind.
Annie Sullivan aka "Teacher" to Helen Keller, came into Helen's life when she was aged 6 or 7. This was the most important even in Helen's life because her Teacher freed her from the darkness. Soon, Helen became a child celebrity of sorts, and her achievements were often exaggerated in the press. She enjoyed visiting the Perkins school until one particular incident changed everything.
At age 11, Helen Keller was accused of plagiarism. She wrote a short story she called "The Frost King," and sent it to the headmaster of the Perkins School. He was delighted and published it in the school's newsletter. Soon it was apparent that the story was very similar to a previously published children's book. Although it was an innocent mistake on Helen's part, the Perkins School had a formal hearing to determine whether or not she was guilty. Later she would say that if she had not been a child at the time, this incident would have traumatized her for life. At the hearing, a vote concerning her guilt was a tie; the headmaster, Michael Anagnos cast a tie-breaking vote that declared her innocent of the plagiarism charges. Later on he would doubt whether he did the right thing.
To a degree, the plagiarism accusation caused some to doubt whether Helen Keller was really the wonder-child she was known to be. This influenced her desire to attend Radcliffe (the female version of Harvard at the time). Although many colleges would have welcomed Helen Keller to their campuses, she went there because she was not specifically welcomed. She knew that if she earned a degree at Radcliffe, that would answer her critics. The institution would make sure that when she took her exams, she would not have her teacher communicating to her. It had to look and be legitimate.
One of her college professors did take an interest in Helen, encouraging her to write about what she knew, and that was the unique experience of living without sight or hearing. These writings were serialized in a magazine, and would go onto become her best known work, The Story of my Life. To this day, Helen Keller is regarded as the best writer who was both deaf and blind.
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At the age of 19 months, Helen became deaf and blind as a result of an unknown illness, perhaps rubella or scarlet fever. As Helen grew from infancy into childhood, she became wild and unruly.
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