Great American Women Educational Poster Series
for social studies classrooms and home schoolers.

Educational poster series celebrating Great American Women images with short biographies include Abigail Adams, Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Rachel Carson, Emily Dickinson, Helen Keller, Sandra Day O'Connor, Georgia O’Keeffe, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Wilma Rudolph from the “Great American Women” series and Shirley Chisholm, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman from the Great Black Americans series.

Great American Women -
Emily Dickinson Wall Poster
b. 12-10-1830, MA
d. 5-15-1886, MA

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Helen Keller
b. 6-27-1880; Tuscumbia, AL
d. 6-1-1968

Poster Text: When she was nineteen month sold, Helen Keller became ill with what doctors called "brain fever." The illness left her bild and deaf – and therefore unable to speak. She was cut off from the world around her. But despite years of struggle and pain, she conquered her tremendous physical disabilities, becoming a shining example of courage to millions of people.

From the time of her illness until she was almost seven years old, Helen could communicate only through strange grunting sounds, laughter, and wild temper tantrums. Then a very special teacher, Anne Sullivan, came into her life. Miss Sullivan's combination of strict discipline and endless patience enabled her to reach young Helen's mind. The movie The Miracle Worker tells the story of the remarkable relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. Using a special sign language, Miss Sullivan taught Helen to connect words with objects. Once Helen understood this language, she wanted to know everything. In three years she could read and write in Braille, the written language for the blind, She had a special typewriter built for her on which she did most of her writing.

In 1890, Helen found out about a deaf and blind girl who learned to speak. This gave Helen the determination to learn to talk as well. By age sixteen, Helen could speak well enough to attend college. She graduated with honors from Radcliffe in 1904. As an adult, she traveled extensively and worked on behalf of the blind. She wrote many books and received hundreds of awards for her work. Her autobiography became an inspiration to million of people all over the world.

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