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This 1930 newsreel footage shows Helen Keller and her companion Anne Sullivan demonstrating how Keller learned to speak.
Much is made of Keller’s method of sign language, but I had no idea she could talk. (via gulfstream)
Update: Here’s an audio clip of Keller giving a speech.
A hundred and twenty year old photo of a young Helen Keller has been found.
The photograph, shot in July 1888 in Brewster, shows an 8-year-old Helen sitting outside in a light-colored dress, holding Sullivan’s hand and cradling one of her beloved dolls.
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