| A | B |
| born on June 27, 1880 | in Tuscumbia |
| born with | full sight and hearing |
| 19 months old | she became very ill |
| illness | made Helen deaf and blind. |
| frustrated | she had screaming tantrums. |
| Baltimore | where Helen's parents went for help |
| director of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum for the Blind | recommended Anne Sullivan |
| Anne Sullivan | taught Helen finger spelling |
| braille | helped Helen learn to read |
| Radcliffe College | where Helen went to college |
| First deaf/blind person | to enroll in a college |
| The Miracle Worker | broadway hit |