Author · 1880 – 1968

Helen Keller

Overcame deafness and blindness to become the first deafblind person to earn a college degree, wrote The Story of My Life and other influential books, and campaigned worldwide for the rights of people with disabilities.

Major Works

  • The Story of My Life
  • The World I Live In
  • Optimism

Impact Analysis

Keller transformed how the world saw disability, proving through her writing and activism that deafness and blindness need be no barrier to a full intellectual and public life.

Historical influence score: 80/100

Accomplishments for Helen Keller are being compiled.