Sullivan came to Tuscumbia when Helen was six and began instructing her, helping her to acquire language, learn signs, read braille, and take pleasure in the world around her despite her limitations. Alexander Graham Bell, Helen’s parents secured a tutor for her: Anne Sullivan, an instructor from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts. After travelling to Washington to consult with Dr. The young Helen survived, but was rendered deaf, dumb, and blind. At the age of two, Helen was stricken by an acute illness, which many believe to have been scarlet fever. Her father was a newspaper editor and had fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880 to affluent parents who lived on a large estate.
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