Helen Keller

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American author disability rights activist human lecturer political activist

Helen Keller was an American author, lecturer, and disability rights advocate who, despite being deaf and blind, became a global symbol of perseverance and social justice.

Aliases (1)

Helen Adams Keller ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → author → disability rights activist → human → lecturer → political activist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts →
associatedWith	Anne Sullivan →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom → Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal →
causeOfDeath	cardiovascular disease →
causeOfDisability	illness in early childhood →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1880-06-27 →
dateOfDeath	1968-06-01 →
disability	blindness → deafness →
educatedAt	Cambridge School for Young Ladies → Perkins School for the Blind → Radcliffe College NERFINISHED → Wright-Humason School for the Deaf →
familyName	Keller →
fieldOfWork	disability rights → education of the blind and deaf → social justice →
fullName	Helen Adams Keller →
givenName	Helen →
hasTeacher	Anne Sullivan →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English →
memberOf	American Foundation for the Blind → Industrial Workers of the World → Socialist Party of America →
movement	disability rights movement → pacifist movement → socialist movement → women's suffrage movement →
notableAchievement	first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree →
notableWork	Midstream: My Later Life → My Religion → Out of the Dark → The Story of My Life → The World I Live In →
occupation	lecturer → pacifist → political activist → socialist → suffragist → writer →
placeOfBirth	Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States →
placeOfDeath	Easton, Connecticut, United States →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Easton, Connecticut, United States → Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, United States → Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States → Wrentham, Massachusetts, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
subjectOf	The Miracle Worker →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ivy Green →	birthplaceOf
Helen Keller ("Helen Adams Keller") →	fullName
Easton, Connecticut →	hasHistoricResident
Socialist Party of America →	notableMember
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters →	notablePersonFeatured
Ivy Green →	notableResident
Ivy Green →	significantPlaceFor