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- Born: April 14, 1866
- Full Name: Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy
- Blinded by trachoma at age 5
- Regained some sight after surgery in 1880 at the Perkins School for the Blind
- Moved in with Helen Keller in 1886
- Became completely blind in 1935
- Died: October 20, 1936
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Anne Sullivan was an American teacher and lifelong friend of Helen Keller. She is responsible for teaching Keller to read and write using various methods including braille, sign language, and the typewriter.
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Timeline
- April 14, 1866: Anne Sullivan was born in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. Her parents were poor, illiterate Irish immigrants.
- October 1880: After a direct plea to a state official who had come to inspect the Tewksbury almshouse, Sullivan was allowed to leave her almhouse, and enroll in the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, Massachusetts
- March 1887: Anne Sullivan began teaching Helen Keller
- October 20, 1936: Anne Sullivan died at her home in Forest Hills, New York
Significance
Anne Sullivan is known as the person who broke the communication barrier for Helen Keller. Anne was Helen's educator for thirteen years and taught her to speak using the Tadoma method and fingerspelling letters.
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Anne Sullivan on Amazon
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Perseverance: The Story of Anne Sullivan Macy(Helen Keller's Teacher) - $19.98
Most people know the story of Helen Keller who at the age of nineteen months had an illness that left her blind and deaf. A teacher was hired for Helen when she was six years old b...Amazon
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Helen And Teacher: The Story Of Helen Keller And Anne Sullivan Macy (Radcliffe Biography Series) - $25.00
At the heart of this wonderful biography is the brilliantly portrayed relationship between two great American women whose lives were bound together for all time. "Something fascina...Amazon
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Beyond the Miracle Worker: The Remarkable Life of Anne Sullivan Macy and Her Extraordinary Friendship with Helen Keller - $28.95
After many years, historian and Helen Keller expert Kim Nielsen realized that she, along with other historians and biographers, had failed Anne S...Amazon
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Anne Sullivan Questions
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What is your favorite Anne Rice novel? 5 AnswersThe Witching Hour is my favorite of Rice's books. The first time I read this, I absolutely adored it - it's a deliciously decadent family saga, with a decidedly... read more -
Does anyone have a photo of Ann Kelly, the woman Bruce Springsteen may have had an affair with? 2 Answershttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lZYYSIIJ3rk/Sd3suLIDpnI/AAAAAAAAA-4/EdUV5HbogvE/s400/ann-kelly.jpg read more -
Did Angelina Jolie glare at Anne Hathaway during the Critics Choice Awards? 2 AnswersWell, I watched it and couldn't find any glares or eye rolling and then watched the first Jolie shot after 6:30 again, and I don't see it. At about 7:18 she loo... read more
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People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved;Anne Sullivan
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People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved;Anne Sullivan
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People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved;Anne Sullivan
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People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved;Anne Sullivan
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Remembering how much I like the original Anne movie almost makes me forgive Kevin Sullivan for that bullshit third movie. Almost.
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