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

Here’s Helen’s story ... but two geniuses. Both Keller and Anne Sullivan, Keller’s teacher, were brilliant women in a day when women were not allowed to attend most universities.

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 ...