Helen Keller

By: Ali F.

(tik) (tik) oh Hello, I am going to be talking about Helen Keller. It took me a lot of time to do this I hope you enjoy. 

During her early life. Helen was born 6-27-1880 in Alabama. Her parents were Arthur h. Keller and Kate Addams. Keller Helen had 4 siblings I sister and 3 brothers. Mildred Keller Philips Keller William Keller James Keller. Helens first word was water, and her favorite color was Purple. 

 She was the first blind and deaf person to graduate. Helen was taught by Anne Sullivan. Helen lived at 300 west north commons Tuscumbia Alabama Ive green. Helen piloted a plane bye herself in 1946 over the Mediterranean Sea on a Paris bound plane for about 20 minutes. 

 She published 12 books. in her life Helen had a few occupations auther,lecturer,activist, and a politician. sadly, Helen Keller died June 1, 1968. sources Wikipedia, Helen Keller courage of the dark by Johanna Hurwitz. 

I hope you enjoyed reading my report about Helen Keller. 

Anne Sullivan

By: Carmella J 

Introduction- Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came from two, poor, Irish immigrants, her father, always drunk, abused Anne. Her poor mother who suffered from tuberculosis could do nothing to help. When Anne was just eight her mother died, which resulted in, her father abandoning Anne and her siblings, while Anne was partially blind. As Anne grew older, she suffered from a lot of trauma but finally made it to college. Anne soon became the teacher of blind and deaf, 7-year-old Helen Keller. 

Anne Mansfield Sullivan was born on April 14th, 1866, in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. She lived with her family of six; her mother, Alice Sullivan, her father, Thomas Sullivan, her siblings, Mary and Jimmie Sullivan, plus herself. When Anne was at the young age of eight, her mother unfortunately passed from tuberculosis. Thomas Sullivan (Annes father) who had abused her from a young age while being drunk and/or short tempered, abandoned Anne and her siblings. Anne, who had been partially blind, and short tempered. Jimmie, who had a lump on his hip, caused from tuberculosis, and Mary, a healthy, lovable toddler, were all abandoned. An aunt took in young Mary, but Jimmie and Anne were not wanted.  They were sent to live at a state-run poorhouse, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Just 3 months after they arrived, Jimmie sadly died at the young age of 5. Anne stayed at the poorhouse for another 4 years before she got sent to Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston, in 1880. She could not read or write and didn’t even know her own birthday. Anne learned and worked well and got good rewards. In 1887, she underwent surgery that restored most of her vision. She then went to Tuscumbia, Alabama, to become the private teacher of blind and deaf, 7-year-old Helen Keller. Anne first spelt words out on Helens hands but later taught Helen to read and write in braille. As both women grew older, Anne taught Helen, at her best ability and the girls stayed together for 49 years. On October 20th, 1936, Anne passed away from coronary thrombosis, at age 70, while holding Helen's hand. She died in Queens, New York. When Helen died, her ashes were placed next to Annes. 

That was the end of my written presentation of Anne Sullivan. Hope you enjoyed it! 

Helen Keller

Helen Keller

By Rebecca

"And my accomplishments treated simply as illustrations of how much more others can do if they only use their five senses with thought and perseverance." Today I will teach you a little bit about myself . I will first tell you about my Family. My dear parents were Kate Adams Keller and Arthur Keller. Not long had passed before I met my sister Mildred. I also have three brothers. William Simpson Keller, Phillip Keller, and James Keller. I was a successful, challenger, dreamer, bold, self confident, And a determined women. During my life I discovered life was more than just sound and color, I touched the world. I became one of the most popular americans because I never let my eyes and ears keep me from having a wonderful life. For someone who was blind I sure could see a lot. I am Helen Keller.

To begin with for my 10+ cards my first topic was Life. Helen Keller's life lasted 87 years/ She was Born on June 27th 1880 - June 1st 1968. This card is important because it tells you about Helen Keller's life span. Helen Keller spent her life fighting in many women suffrage moments, and the right to an education no matter our abilities. This is important because it shows you Helen Keller was a challenger and a dreamer. As a young toddler Helen Keller got Brain Fever. Everyone said she wouldn't heal but when she did she was left without sight or hearing. This is important because it tells you how she got what made her a famous example for U.S. Helen Keller was an author, lecturer, and a crusader for the hadicapped. This is important because you know some of her many accomplishments. Helen also was the first Deaf and blind person to receive a BA degree. Throughout Helen Keller life her dearest companions were Anne Sullivan and Polly Thompson. This is important because it tells you who mostly helped Helen with her disability's. As you can see Helen Keller had a very important life.

My second Topic was Friends. Helen Keller was friends with many famous people including, President Roosevelt, Alexander Graham Bell, and Mark Twain. This card is important because It shows that Helen Keller is a very successful women On March 31887 Helen Keller met Anne Sullivan. This is important because it tells when Helen met one of her trusty companions. As you can see some of the proof for showing Helen Keller was a successful women is through her friends.

My third and final topic is about Helen Keller's schooling Helen Keller attended school at Radcliffe. She was the first deaf and blind person in the country to attend and graduate college. This card is Important because it shows you Helen Keller was a challenger. Even though this would be difficult she was determined to graduate. Also Radcliffe was a very successful school. Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller to communicate by spelling words into her hand. This card is important because it shows even though Helen Keller had disabilities she could communicate. As you can see Helen Keller had a lot of schooling just like any other child. I bet her parent were so proud of her accomplishments.

In conclusion, Helen Keller is Imporatant to U.S. history. And she's an amazing example to us all. I hope you learned a lot about Helen Keller and liked my presentation. In addition I hope you know all people are equally important no matter their strengths. Please share what you learned today with all your friends and family. Thanks for listening!!!!!!

Norwich, Grace, Mark Elliot, Mark Fredrickson,andKayPetronio.IAmHelenKeller.New York: Scholastic, 2012. Print.

"Helen Keller: Our Champion." Helen Keller - American Foundation for the Blind. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. {"isAjaxInProgress_B001IOH2O4":"0","isAjaxComplete_B001IOH2O4":"0"} Margaret Davidson (Author) › Visit Amazon's Margaret Davidson Page Find All the Books,. "Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography) Paperback – April 1, 1989." Helen Keller (Scholastic Biography): Margaret Davidson, Wendy Watson: 9780590424042: Amazon.com: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

"Helen Keller Biography." Helen Keller Biography-American Foundation for the Blind.N.p.n.d. Web. 24 Apr.2017

"Hellen Keller." Helen Keller: An Inspiration. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.

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Presentation Notes:

"Hello,

it's so nice to see you here today. I was born June 27th 1880, and passed away June 1st 1968. I spent my life fighting in many women suffrage moments. I also believed all of us had a right to an education no matter our abilities.How are you today. Don't you just love the weather. I can not see but I can feel the warmth the sun places on my back. So where are you from, That sounds like a nice place.......................................

So nice talking to you. I shall hope to see you later. Have a nice evening. Enjoy the food!"

Lis Hartel

Lis Hartel: Horse hero

By Icelynn

Do you know who recovered from polio? Also was riding in the Olympics paralyzed from the knee down?! ALSO was the first woman to ride in the Olympics? Well I'll tell you... Lis Hartel is that woman and I'm going to tell you about her. Lis Hartel was born on March 14 1921 in Herlap Denmark. She was just a normal horse loving girl who grew up riding alongside her sister and under her mother's watchful eye. She began in dressage (fancy horse competing) her first and last love but as a teenager also competed in show jumping. (A competition where they go over jumps.) She married at 20 to a fellow horse lover and was pregnant with her second child at 23, when tragedy struck in the insidious form of polio....

Initially she was almost entirely paralyzed but with the help of her mother and husband she decided to immediately begin her rehabilitation process to ride again! After delivering a healthy baby she started learning to lift her arms again, learned to crawl, and finally walk with the help of arm crutches.

Determined to get back to competive dressage riding, Lis decided to pick up where she left of and rebliitated on her Olympic prospect and longtime family mare jubilee, a throurbred oldberg cross. She suffered several dramatic falls even at the walk and trot![ the walk and trot are slow moving gaits for a horse] as she learned to balance and cue with little or no muscle control. Only three years after her initial sickness Lis competed at the Scandinavian riding champion ships in 1974 and finished in second place, at the time no one on the international scene was aware of Lis's condition and it was jubilee's first foreign test.

While her scores would have qualified her to compete in the Olympics it was not the disability nor the skill that prevented her from competing but woman were still not allowed it would be another four years before the gender bar was lifted and Lis would represent the Denmark in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

While Lis was not able to mount and dismount jubilee without the aid of her husband she managed to clinch the Olympic silver medal the first woman to ever do so and in the first year woman were allowed, in one of the sports finest hours the gold medal winner Henry saint Cyr of Sweden carried Lis from her horse to the Olympic podium and it was said to be one of the most emotional moments in Olympic history.

Lis passed away in 2009 at the age of 87 after 75 years of riding and coaching Lis fought innumerable odds to ride again and to create new Olympics and truly it is stories like hers that make the Olympics an insatiable. element of our collective humane experience. I think Lis is an excellent horse rider and a horse hero to all horseback riding woman.

"Horsing around the World." HORSE NATION. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017. "Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Apr. 2017. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.
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Presentation Notes:

"hi! i just got back from a competition it really tired me out. i got a silver medal though its no gold medal but still really good! im super glad my husband and mom helped me recover from polio otherwise i would not have done this i have to go soon to visit my sister but do u have any questions for me?"