helen keller

Helen Keller
    n 1: United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf
         from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read
         and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college
         and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people
         (1880-1968) [syn: {Keller}, {Helen Keller}, {Helen Adams
         Keller}]