Helen Keller meets Anne Sullivan, her teacher and “miracle worker” March 3, 1887 This Day In History

#thisdayinhistory #HelenKeller #AnneSullivan #touchteaching On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, including her pioneering “touch teaching” techniques, Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college and becoming an international lecturer and activist. Sullivan, later dubbed “the miracle worker,” remained Keller’s interpreter and constant companion until the older woman’s death in 1936