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communicate with others. Basic rules and lessons made no sense to
her, and she was called a "wild child." Then, in 1886, her mom heard
about the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston from Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Kate wrote to the head of
the Perkins School to ask for a teacher for Helen and they sent their
star student, Anne Sullivan. The day she arrived—March 3, 1887—
Helen's life changed.
3. Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866, in Agawam,
Massachusetts. Her family had very little money and could not take
care of her. When she was 10 years old she was sent to live in a
home for poor people. Anne also had very poor vision. At the age of
14, she was sent to the Perkins School for the Blind to receive
training to be a teacher for children who were blind.
4. Anne had to figure out a way to make Helen understand words and
their meaning. She began to teach Helen letters, by signing them
into her palm
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