born healthy on June 27,1880, Helen Keller became ill and was stricken blind and deaf when she was nineteen months old . after her illness,she turned into a wild little girl because she could not communicate with the world . her mother,Kate Keller ,was worried about her and found her a tutor,Anne Sullivan,to teach and discipline Helen when she was seven years old. although it was very difficult to teach little Helen words , Anne finally succeeded by making motions on Helen palms