So Much More to Helen!: The Passions and Pursuits of Helen Keller
Asked of Helen Keller’s glory most folks talk of this one story DeafBlind girl no one could reach her First word water thanks to teacher It’s mostly true and worth retellin yet there’s so much more to Helen Helen Keller is the most famous DeafBlind American in history She’s best known for the moment she first understood sign language when her teacher finger spelled water into her hand at the family water pump True though she’d already created about 60 of her own gestures to communicate Beyond that celebrated scene Helen was also many more things
Helen was a friend To her playmate and her mentor Then First Lady and inventor Helen’s first friend was a girl named Martha who played baked and quarreled with Helen in the Kellers yard and kitchen As Helen grew up she was closest with her teacher and mentor Annie Sullivan and had known well friends including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and inventor Alexander Graham Bell
