Helen Keller

E87663

Helen Keller was an American author, lecturer, and disability rights advocate who, despite being deaf and blind, became a global symbol of perseverance and social justice.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Helen Keller canonical 35
Helen Adams Keller 1
Helen Keller’s letters 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American
author
disability rights activist
human
lecturer
political activist
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts
associatedWith Annie Sullivan
surface form: Anne Sullivan
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
causeOfDisability illness in early childhood
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1880-06-27
dateOfDeath 1968-06-01
disability blindness
deafness
educatedAt Cambridge School for Young Ladies
Perkins School for the Blind
Radcliffe College
Wright-Humason School for the Deaf
familyName Keller
fieldOfWork disability rights
education of the blind and deaf
social justice
fullName Helen Keller self-linksurface differs
surface form: Helen Adams Keller
givenName Helen
hasTeacher Annie Sullivan
surface form: Anne Sullivan
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf American Foundation for the Blind
Industrial Workers of the World
Socialist Party of America
movement disability rights movement
pacifist movement
socialist movement
women's suffrage movement
notableAchievement first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree
notableWork Midstream: My Later Life
My Religion
Out of the Dark
The Story of My Life
The World I Live In
occupation lecturer
pacifist
political activist
socialist
suffragist
writer
placeOfBirth Tuscumbia
surface form: Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Easton, Connecticut
surface form: Easton, Connecticut, United States
religion Christianity
residence Easton, Connecticut
surface form: Easton, Connecticut, United States

Forest Hills, Queens
surface form: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, United States

Tuscumbia
surface form: Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States

Wrentham, Massachusetts
surface form: Wrentham, Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender female
subjectOf The Miracle Worker

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Helen Keller fullName Helen Keller self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Helen Adams Keller
Ivy Green significantPlaceFor Helen Keller
Ivy Green notableResident Helen Keller
Ivy Green birthplaceOf Helen Keller
Ivy Green childhoodHomeOf Helen Keller
Helen Keller Birthplace dedicatedTo Helen Keller
Helen Keller Birthplace namedAfter Helen Keller
Tuscumbia hasNotablePerson Helen Keller
Emanuel Swedenborg influenced Helen Keller
Daughters of the American Revolution (honorary member later in life) notableHonoraryMember Helen Keller
subject surface form: Daughters of the American Revolution
The Miracle Worker depicts Helen Keller
The Miracle Worker mainCharacter Helen Keller
"The Miracle Worker" (television film) mainSubject Helen Keller
subject surface form: The Miracle Worker (2000 film)
"The Miracle Worker" (television film) portrays Helen Keller
subject surface form: The Miracle Worker (2000 film)
Laura Bridgman inspired Helen Keller
Annie Sullivan notableStudent Helen Keller
Keller hasNotableBearer Helen Keller
The Story of My Life author Helen Keller
The Story of My Life subject Helen Keller
The Story of My Life mainCharacter Helen Keller
The World I Live In author Helen Keller
The World I Live In mainSubject Helen Keller
The World I Live In creator Helen Keller
Out of the Dark author Helen Keller
Out of the Dark creator Helen Keller
Midstream: My Later Life author Helen Keller
Wright-Humason School for the Deaf mentionedIn Helen Keller
this entity surface form: Helen Keller’s letters