An extensive biography of Anne Sullivan Macy, who pioneered techniques for teaching the blind and deaf through her work with Helen Keller. Includes many images and primary source documents, such as letters. Anne had a difficult childhood, having spent her early years with an alcoholic father, then living in an almshouse for the poor and needy from the age of ten. The descriptions of her work with Helen Keller are wonderful to read.

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helen keller

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teaching the blind, teaching the deaf, anne sullivan, anne sullivan macy, annie sullivan

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)