On June 27 annually, Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Helen Keller. It is generally known for its fashion show held on June 27. The day is generally observed by international organizations, particularly those helping the blind and the deaf.

About Helen Keller Day: 

The holiday was first proclaimed on March 23, 1960, by Newark, New Jersey mayor Leo P. Carlin. On June 7, 1960, by then Annapolis, Maryland mayor Arthur G. Ellington where he announced Keller’s 80th birthday. On June 19, 1980, President Jimmy Carter issues Proclamation #4767 to honor Helen Keller and her accomplishment. Since 1971, the Lions Club International has declared the holiday on June 1 annually. The day is generally observed internationally through the Blind Association and other international organizations that help people with this disability. Every year on June 27, an annual fashion show is held as a fundraiser in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (Info Based on Wikipedia)

About Helen Keller: 

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She had written a total of 12 published books and several articles. Her first publishing was The Frost King (1891). She published “The Story of My Life (1903)“, Helen Keller’s autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. This autobiography was adapted for film and stage, The Miracle Worker. She was a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World. She also campaigned for women’s suffrage, labor rights, socialism, antimilitarism, and other similar causes. She devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. She died in her sleep on June 1, 1968, at her home, Arcan Ridge, located in Easton, Connecticut. (Info Based on Wikipedia)

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Best Helen Keller Quotes

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”—Helen Keller

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.”—Helen Keller

“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”—Helen Keller

“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.”—Helen Keller

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”—Helen Keller

“What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me.”—Helen Keller

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”—Helen Keller

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”—Helen Keller

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”—Helen Keller

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”—Helen Keller

“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.”—Helen Keller

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”—Helen Keller

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”—Helen Keller

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