Alexander Graham Bell encouraged Helen Keller to practice oralism, where deaf people communicate through speech and lip-reading instead of sign language. “Oralism in general, I think, has a very ...

For 6 years, little Helen Keller was unaware that Dec. 25 was a special day set aside to commemorate the birth of Jesus. In ...

Before Helen Keller became a symbol of hope and possibility, she was a frustrated child unable to communicate — until her teacher, Anne Sullivan, unlocked her world. Their story of struggle, ...

Born in 1880, Helen Keller was a healthy baby girl. Her parents had been members of the Alabama aristocracy, but since lost status after the Civil War. Her father, Arthur Keller, was the editor of the ...

In today’s vernacular, Helen Keller would be called a social justice warrior, but too often people only see her as a seven year-old who learned to communicate at a water pump. My personal connection ...

Support local journalism by subscribing at Special Offers - USAToday Network. The story of young Helen Keller is iconic in our culture. Many of us are familiar with Helen's story of optimism, ...