Mrs. Ida Hirst-Gifford, advance agent for Helen Keller, famous blind and deaf woman, is in the city today, making arrangements for the appearance here of Miss Keller, who is going about the country in ...

As a disabled social activist and suffragette, Helen Keller is a household name. But her life story doesn't begin and end with her work. Let's take a deeper look into her early life, her evolving ...

She overcame blindness and deafness, but insisted that there was nothing miraculous about her achievements. By Special to The ...

When Helen Keller first arrived at Cedar Beach on Long Island’s East End, she told her neighbor that she could sense everything around her. “How beautiful the water and trees are,” she said. She was ...

Thought of the day by Helen Keller reflects the essence of her life story, a belief that optimism and determination can overcome even the most formidable obstacles.