Helen Keller Notes
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Where was Helen Keller Born
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Tuscumbia, Alabama
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What year was Helen Keller born
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July 27, 1880
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How old was Helen when she first received formal education
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7 years old
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Who did Helen's parents go to for help regarding her education
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Alexander Graham Bell
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What was the name of the school that Bell suggested to Helen's parents
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Perkins School for the Blind
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Where was Perkins School for the Blind located
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Boston
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Who was the other deaf and blind student that attended school at Perkins School for the Blind
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Laura Bridgeman
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Who became Helen's tutor, teacher and lifelong friend
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Anne Sullivan
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What languages did Helen speak other than English
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Latin, French, and German
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Where did Helen attend college
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Radcliffe
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What year did Helen graduate from college
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1904
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What is the title of the article that Helen wrote while she was attending college
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The Story of My Life
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Who helped Helen edit her article, and was Anne's husband
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John Albert Macy
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What magazine published Helen's artical
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Ladies Home Journal
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Who was the woman hired to assist Helen after Anne's death
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Polly Thompson
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What was the name of the silent film that Helen starred in
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Deliverance
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Various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
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Socialism
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Opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes
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Pacifism
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Ability to vote; political support; to support one's vote
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Suffrage
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Who owned the Ludlow Mines in Colorado
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John D. Rockefeller
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After workers went on strike, who was hired and paid to 'take care of the situation'
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National Guard
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Why did Radcliffe College not want Helen Keller to attend
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they thought she could not compete with \"sighted\" children
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Did Helen let her blindness separate her from others
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no
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Did the American Foundation for the Blind leaders feel that Helen Keller's habit of socializing around with communists and near-communists had been sense of embarrassment to her conservative friends
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Yes
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When did Anne Sullivan die
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1935
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When did Helen Keller die
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June 1, 1968
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What organization did Helen Keller start
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American Civil Liberties Union
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Is the American Civil Liberties Union still running today
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Yes
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How many books did Helen Keller write
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5
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Helen was a large supporter of Civil Rights. To what organization did she give financial donations
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NAACP
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Who did Helen Keller almost marry
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Peter Fagan
