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Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan (April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was a teacher best known as the tutor of Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan married John Macy in 1905. Her health started getting worse in 1914, and she died on October 20, 1936 holding hands with Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan was born in Feeding Hills, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Sep 5, 2014 · She was imprisoned in a dark, silent world, and no one in her family could reach her. Keller’s parents hired 20-year-old Anne Sullivan to perform the seemingly hopeless task of educating Keller. Sullivan was the perfect person for the job. Visually impaired herself, Sullivan was empathetic, patient, resourceful, and persevering.
Feb 16, 2013 · Shortly after graduation, 20-year-old Anne Sullivan accepted an offer from the Keller family of Tuscumbia, Ala., to tutor their daughter. The girl was 6 years old, blind, deaf, and mute. Her name was Helen. Helen, like a younger Anne, was headstrong and rebellious. It didn’t take long however, for Sullivan to gain the confidence of the child ...
Anne Sullivan. Born in 1866, Anne Sullivan (Macy) lost her mother when she was young and her father became an alcoholic. She and her siblings were sent to live with relatives, but in 1876 the family sent Annie and her youngest brother to the Tewksbury, Massachusetts poorhouse. There she lost her sight to trachoma.
The figure and the legacy of Anne Sullivan inspire us when defining the values we want to transfer to our school, the so-called 7 strengths are a source of timeless inspiration in many professional fields. Gran via de Fontpineda,2 / Fontpineda . 080753 Palleja (Barcelona) / Tel. 93 688 08 01. e-mail: secretaria@annesullivanbcn.com.
Oct 29, 2023 · Anne Sullivan is regarded as history’s most inspiring teacher—a ‘miracle worker’—since she devoted most of her life to teaching Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf, to read and converse. Her innovations in teaching blind individuals to communicate using braille and spelling out letters by touching the palm have had a significant impact on modern-day education.
Mar 3, 2023 · A remarkable student is often inspired by a remarkable teacher. While Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree (and one from Radcliffe College in 1904), she maintained a life-long friendship with her first teacher, Anne Sullivan -- a relationship which is described in Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life.
