🗓#OTD in 1880, American disability rights advocate Hellen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen Keller accomplished remarkable feats throughout her life, one of which includes being the first deaf blind person to earn a college degree. 🎥Seriously Amazing Objects | Smithsonian Channel

627K views · 4.3K reactions | Today is Helen Keller’s birthday. At only 19 months old, illness left Keller blind and deaf but she went on to become an author, activist and a powerful advocate for disability rights, women's suffrage and racial equality in the US. Her legacy is one of resilience and unshakable courage while her charity, Helen Keller international, founded in 1915, remains active across the world | The Guardian | Facebook