Helen Keller facts, like being the first person that was deaf and blind to earn a Bachelor’s degree in the United States make the story of Helen Keller remarkable! Use these Helen Keller facts coloring pages at home or in the classroom to teach about her life story.
Her extraordinary difficulties of being blind and deaf made earning a college degree hard. She didn’t let that stop her from obtaining that degree from one of the most prestigious universities in the US, Harvard! Click the green button to download our bee coloring pages now:
Helen Keller Facts Coloring Sheets
Helen Keller facts FOR KIDS
- Helen Adams Keller was a remarkable woman: she was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist, and lecturer.
- Her book “Story of My Life” had a profound impact on the lives of others, inspiring countless individuals to overcome their own challenges and pursue their dreams.
- She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on June 1, 1968, in Easton, Connecticut. She lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of scarlet fever when she was 19 months old.
- Inventor Alexander Graham Bell played a crucial role in Helen Keller’s life by recommending her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who taught her to use touch and the manual alphabet, a kind of sign language, to communicate.
- Author Mark Twain was a close friend and supporter of Helen Keller, and they maintained a lifelong friendship.
- Helen Keller attended Perkins School for the Blind for four years, then spent a year at the Cambridge School for Young Ladies to prepare for Radcliffe College, where she became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
- Helen’s teacher Anne Sullivan developed a unique form of sign language, known as the Tadoma method, which involved Helen placing her fingers on Anne’s lips and throat to feel the vibrations of speech and understand what they were saying.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the Presidents of the United States, awarded Helen Keller the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to society.
- Helen Keller held strong political views and actively participated in political issues. She was a staunch advocate for women’s rights, pacifism, and social equality.
- She was a dog lover and is credited with bringing the first Akita dog to America from Japan in 1937.
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Helen Keller Facts Coloring Sheets
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