Helen Keller's Education and Training
In 1887, Keller’s parents found a teacher to help her. Her name was Anne Sullivan. Anne helped Helen make a tremendous progress with her ability to communicate. Anne began by teaching Helen fingerspelling starting with the word “Doll”, to help Helen understand the gift of a doll she had brought along. At first Helen was curious, then defiant, refusing to cooperate with Sullivan’s instruction. Keller didn't get the Connection between the objects and the letter spelled out in her hand. Sullivan kept working at it.
In 1896, she attended the Cambridge School for young Ladies, a preparatory school for women. Starting in May 1888, Keller attended the Perkins Institute for the Blind. In 1894, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan moved to New York to attend the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf. They also learned from Sarah Fuller at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf. In 1896, they returned to Massachusetts and Keller entered The Cambridge School for Young ladies. Helen gained admittance, in 1900, to Radcliffe College. She lived in Briggs Hall, Souse House. In 1904, at the age of 24, Keller graduated from Radcliffe, becoming the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1896, she attended the Cambridge School for young Ladies, a preparatory school for women. Starting in May 1888, Keller attended the Perkins Institute for the Blind. In 1894, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan moved to New York to attend the Wright-Humason School for the Deaf. They also learned from Sarah Fuller at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf. In 1896, they returned to Massachusetts and Keller entered The Cambridge School for Young ladies. Helen gained admittance, in 1900, to Radcliffe College. She lived in Briggs Hall, Souse House. In 1904, at the age of 24, Keller graduated from Radcliffe, becoming the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.