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Learning
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first word Helen signed
doll
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year Helen was born
1880
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Where was Helen born?
Alabama
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How many books did Helen write?
12
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What famous inventor helped Helen's family find a teacher?
Alexander Graham Bell
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first word Helen understood meant something
water
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year Helen died
1968
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Where was the school for the blind that she attended located?
Boston
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On what coin do we find a picture of Helen Keller?
Alabama state quarter
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What was the first word Helen spoke?
it
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Helen's first teacher
Annie Sullivan
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How old was Helen when she lost her sight and hearing?
19 months
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What was the name of the school for the blind that Helen attended?
Perkins School
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What was Helen's sister's name?
Mildred
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What method did Ann Sullivan use to teach Helen words?
signed letters into her hand
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What was Helen the first deaf-blind person to do?
graduate from college
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What age was Helen when her teacher first came?
7 years old
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What college did Helen attend?
Radcliffe
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What did Helen die from?
Natural causes- She was almost 88 years old
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What did Helen and her teacher have in common?
Miss Sullivan had limited eyesight
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the first president Helen met
John F. Kennedy
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How old was Helen when she learned to read and write Braille?
10
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What state did Helen live in for most of her life?
Connecticut
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What was the reason Helen did not like Annie Sullivan at first?
She made her behave-she couldn't do whatever she wanted
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Who awarded Helen the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
President Lyndon Bains Johnson