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Even though Helen Keller was blind and Deaf

Thesis Statement Even though Helen Keller was blind and deaf she never let her own obstacles stop her from what she wanted She accomplished great feats and has been a woman inspiring thousands of women still today Helen Adams Keller was the first child born to Arthur H Keller and Katherine Adams Keller She had a younger sister and two older step brothers Helen s father Arthur was an officer in the Confederate Army during the civil war Her family did not have a hefty sum of wealth but received income from their cotton plantation Later on in life Helen s father proceeded to become the editor of a local newspaper The North Alabamian Even though Helen Keller was blind and deaf she never let her own obstacles stop her from what she wanted She accomplished great feats and has been a woman inspiring thousands of women still today Even though Helen was blind and deaf she was born with her sights and hearing She began to speak when she reached six months old and began walking when she turned a year old In 1882 Helen fell ill to a sickness that their family doctor identified and brain fever That caused a high body temperature Doctors today still do not know what this illness is but believe it could have been scarlet fever or meningitis 



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