Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller. At 19 months old, she became deaf and blind due to an illness. Keller was educated at the Perkins Institute for the Blind and later at Radcliffe College. She wrote several books, including The Story of My Life (1903), The World I Live In (1908), and Out of the Dark (1913). She was an advocate for the disabled and a member of the Socialist Party of America. She was also a strong supporter of women's suffrage and civil rights. Keller died in 1968 at the age of 87.
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