The father of Helen and Mildred, and a captain in Confederate Army prior to his work as a newspaper editor. Throughout Helen's life, she was a constant advocate for her daughter, determined to find opportunities for her despite her handicaps. She was a very caring lady who tried her best to understand Helen and taught her a lot of things. The mother of Helen Keller and Mildred Keller. Through Miss Sullivan's patient teaching that was perfectly tailored to Helen's interests and needs, Helen achieved great success, the likes of which no one expected from her. She herself had been blind in her youth, and after her vision was partially restored, she decided to dedicate her life to teaching others like her. Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy, known as Anne Sullivan, came into Helen’s life on third of March 1887.
From then on, Helen's life became a story of progress and success, as she constantly surmounted obstacles and became the first deaf-blind person to obtain a Bachelor's degree. Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen was stricken with a disease that left her both deaf and blind early on in life, and she struggled to express herself until her teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to work with her when she was seven years old. Helen Keller is the protagonist and author of this memoir, telling the story of her life up to age 22.
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