As a disabled social activist and suffragette, Helen Keller is a household name. But her life story doesn't begin and end with her work. Let's take a deeper look into her early life, her evolving ...

Explore the life and legacy of Helen Keller in a panel discussion with leading experts. Explore the life and legacy of renowned human rights pioneer Helen Keller with a panel discussion featuring Kirk ...

A new “American Masters” documentary premiering Tuesday promises to go beyond the familiar mythology of one of Alabama’s most exceptional people, Helen Keller. Keller lost her sight and hearing in ...

Helen Keller is an iconic, historical figure known for persevering through multiple hardships. Lesser known is her favorite ...

Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages, authored several books, and starred as herself in the 1919 film “Deliverance,” which is about her challenging personal journey to a ...

Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf before the age of two, is recognized for her strength and courage when faced with overwhelming odds. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama in 1880. However, ...

The relationship between Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller went beyond pupil and teacher. It was based in Sullivan's ability to open up the world for Keller. Deaf, blind, and mute due to a childhood ...

Ivy Green has called Tuscumbia home since 1820, when it was first built. For those who know, it holds a secret history within ...

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, ...

Workers on Tuesday were cutting down a popular 200-year-old oak tree at the Alabama childhood home of Helen Keller, the deaf and blind writer who as a young girl was famously rescued from its branches ...

Helen Keller remains one of history’s greatest symbols of human determination and resilience. Born both deaf and blind, she ...

Millicent Simmonds, the deaf actress who earned acclaim in 2018′s “A Quiet Place” and its sequel, will portray Helen Keller in “Helen & Teacher,” a new bio-pic directed by Wash Westmoreland. “Helen & ...