Few of us leave instructions for our future biographers. Anne Sullivan Macy did so. The woman best known as the teacher of Helen Keller wanted to be remembered as a skilled and innovative educator—but ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on Friday, Jan. 24, the completion of major accessibility upgrades at the Woodhaven Blvd JZ station. Hundreds of volunteers across New York ...

Helen Keller refused to have anything to do with ... He wrote to the Perkins Institute at Boston, and a young teacher, Miss Anne Sullivan, was sent down to be Helen’s companion and teacher.

A celebration of Helen Keller’s revolutionary life and how she changed the world’s understanding of disability.

Helen Keller '04, perhaps Radcliffe's most reknowned ... with the help of her childhood teacher and longtime companion Anne Sullivan, the first person with these handicaps to acquire normal ...

Perhaps one of the reasons why it is so difficult for some people to believe in Helen Keller is that her story involves not just one, but two geniuses. Both Keller and Anne Sullivan, Keller’s ...

Many know the childhood story of Helen Keller. Born deaf and blind, she learned to speak and read from her teacher, Anne Sullivan. However, many are unaware of the incredible life she led beyond her ...

Her parents hired a teacher, Ann Sullivan, to help her communicate. Anne took Helen to a water pump and as the water splashed on her hands, she spelt W-A-T-E-R in her hand. That day, Helen Keller ...

Ms. Nielsen is a professor of history and women’s studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the author of the recently published biography Beyond the Miracle Worker: The Remarkable ...