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Helen was the first deaf-blind person to graduate
from Radcliffe College. At 23, Helen became a writer, a
lecturer and a fund-raiser for the differently abled. She
devoted her life to helping others. Helen changed the
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lives of deaf and blind people around the world.
In addition to “The Story of My Life”, Helen Keller
wrote eleven other books and numerous articles on
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blindness, deafness, social problems and women’s
rights. She won numerous honours like the Lions
Humanitarian Award, the Presidential Medal of
Freedom etc. Helen Keller died in June 1968, at the
age of 87.
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