Banksy biography video about helen keller

Yes, it's water, I know!

Dear Tim and Moby,

Why was Helen Keller so famous?

From Elena

Helen Keller was a deaf and blind woman who overcame her disabilities

to become an accomplished author and activist.

Well, if you'll stop splashing me for a minute, I'll tell you.

Helen Keller was born in a small town in Alabama in

A serious illness left her permanently deaf and blind at only 19 months old.

Well, doctors couldn't really figure out what the illness was.

But it left Helen terrified and confused.

She couldn't understand what was going on around her, and she couldn't express her feelings.

It was like she was trapped in a prison of darkness and silence.

She reacted like any scared kid would, with temper tantrums and outbursts.

Her mother tried to find a tutor who could help Helen learn to get along in the world.

Eventually, she found a young woman named Annie Sullivan.

Sullivan had had a tough childhood of her own.

She lost most of her ey