Story of My Life

Born in 1880, Helen Keller was struck by an illness at nineteen months that left her blind and deaf, confining her to a silent, dark world. Written when she was twenty-two years old, this autobiography chronicles her early struggles with isolation and the barriers to communication she faced as a child. Her life changed when her teacher, Anne Sullivan, entered her world and used persistent, innovative teaching to unlock language and learning. The memoir traces Keller's development into an accomplished author and activist and presents her relationship with Sullivan as central to her growth and public life.