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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when she was 19 months old.
She was also a board member of the Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education from 1995 to 2002. Whitestone was appointed to the Advisory Council for the National Institutes of Health on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, in 2002. Whitestone has appeared on CNN, ABC's Good Morning America and The View.
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1. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart." 2. "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.
Helen Keller (1880–1968) was an American author, advocate, activist, and lecturer. Helen Keller may also refer to: Helen Keller (judge), Swiss lawyer and judge; Helen Rex Keller (1877–1967), American librarian and author of reference books; Helen Keller (EP), a single by American drag queen Manila Luzon
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The film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan's struggles to teaching her. It starred Patty Duke (who played Helen Keller in the original 1962 film, for which she won the Oscar) as Annie Sullivan and Melissa Gilbert as Helen Keller. It produced a TV sequel, Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues in 1984.
Sept. 10, 1953: R.E. McGowan, left, and R. L. Fitzgerald of the Keller Lions Club look at a prize Georgia Rattlesnake watermelon. The watermelon is part of the agricultural exhibit at the Keller Fair.