On this day in 1887, six-year-old Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan have a communication breakthrough when she learns the word "water". Learn more about the extraordinary life of Helen Keller on Seriously Amazing Objects.
Helen did a lot more than help handicapped people. She was a member of the Anti-Imperialist league, and spoke out publicly against the u.s. entering WWI. This was a very brave and dangerous thing to do. Eugene Debs got ten years in prison for the same thing. She was also a socialist and true friend of the labor movement- also dangerous back then. She was one of the very best progressives of her day, and would be still if she was alive.
Those weren't her own beliefs though, they were her teachers. Her teacher just used Helen Keller to spread her own political beliefs. Helen Keller had no ideology, no beliefs, no thoughts, nothing, because she was BLIND and DEAF.
Not only conquers 1 but THREE "disabilities " that would have displaced a person of her time 1. Of being deaf, 2. Of being blind, 3. Of being a WOMAN in want of an education! Amazing times, amazing woman.
This is one reason why vaccines are so important. If a pregnant woman gets measles, her baby may be blind and/or deaf. Please get vaccinated against all the awful illnesses e.g. measles German measles, diphtheria, polio, tetanus etc. Your doctor will tell you what to get vaccinated against. Helen Keller was well looked after but many deaf and blind people may have much more wretched lives because we are not so interested in them.
TONY GASKINS CITING HER IN ONE OF HIS VIDEOS BROUGHT ME HERE. LEARNED ABOUT HER IN MY YOUTH BUT HAVE A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR HER NOW AS AN ADULT :)
So, they added captions, but they're auto captions, so CRAPtions. Very frustrating that this is produced by the Smithsonian Channel about a DEAF person and they can't caption this correctly.
Braille let you know the word by *touching* , not hearing, or seeing. She learnt how to spell words by touching the dots. Well, you can't hear dots. You can see dots but its by moving your finger through the dots you will be able to spell it. Well if she can see she doesn't have to use the braille i guess, just use the books instead.
Hellen Keller’s entire story is complete bs. I mean seriously, a women who was blind and deaf was able to do all that, yet somehow in the last 120+ years not a single other blind and deaf person has reached a level even close to Hellen Keller. Isn’t it convenient that every single one of her political beliefs and views lined up perfectly with her teacher’s, Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan also spoke for her, at a completely normal speaking pace while Hellen apparently signaled every letter out by touching Anne’s hands. You might hate to hear it, but everything Hellen Keller ever “said” was just Anne’s own words, that she pretended were Hellen’s. Think about it.
@@idontlikesand7246 you here from PKA too? But yeah I remember thinking to myself just why exactly there's been no one else like her in the past 125 years with all the advancements in medical science. It makes no sense
She also learned verbal speech, as a quick search would reveal. There are videos of her speaking her own words, although they are sometimes unclear since she never heard a single word.
Helen did speak herself. It's not surprising that they had similar views because they spent so much time together. Helen was also able to type on her Braille typewriter. Helen may have been extraordinarily intelligent. Other blind and deaf people may also reach some level of competence but, as always, we select one person for special attention and then ignore most others. Probably the best thing to come from these TH-cams would be for us to ask our politicians what is being done for those born blind and deaf. Are we providing them with good education and support? Also we should encourage the use of the measles vaccines as pregnant women who get measles can give birth to blind and/or deaf babies.
Braille is a series of raised dots that represent letters and numbers. Watch the movie the Miracle Worker with Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft as Helen and Teacher.
Tanner Holub you would be correct, it’s not possible. All of Hellen Keller’s political views and ideas also just happened to match up perfectly with her teachers and interpreter’s views, Anne Sullivan. It’s all bs, and anyone who genuinely believes it is willingly ignorant.
No subtitles/captions for the deaf ..how ironic.
Boo
Yeah
They added captions
On this day in 1887, six-year-old Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan have a communication breakthrough when she learns the word "water".
Learn more about the extraordinary life of Helen Keller on Seriously Amazing Objects.
Helen did a lot more than help handicapped people. She was a member of the Anti-Imperialist league, and spoke out publicly against the u.s. entering WWI. This was a very brave and dangerous thing to do. Eugene Debs got ten years in prison for the same thing. She was also a socialist and true friend of the labor movement- also dangerous back then.
She was one of the very best progressives of her day, and would be still if she was alive.
Those weren't her own beliefs though, they were her teachers. Her teacher just used Helen Keller to spread her own political beliefs. Helen Keller had no ideology, no beliefs, no thoughts, nothing, because she was BLIND and DEAF.
Closed captions, please? For all the deaf folks out there who might also like to learn more from your awesome videos?
Greatest story of my life thanks for this documentary. 💕👍🏻
Of whose life?!
Not only conquers 1 but THREE "disabilities " that would have displaced a person of her time 1. Of being deaf, 2. Of being blind, 3. Of being a WOMAN in want of an education! Amazing times, amazing woman.
Even though she was blind and deaf her eyes seem so bright and full of life in these photos, and there is no color in these photos. Big eyes.
DAVID REYES She had her eyes removed because they were of disturbingly uneven appearance. The eyes you're seeing are glass eyes.
R.I.P june 1 today 50 years ago
Now june 1 52 years ago
Whay
Why isn't this closed captioned?
Rebecca Forstner There is you can turn on the captions yourself. Upper right hand corner.
Shawn Newell no, there isn't
There’s no captions for this video. When you try to turn them on it says “not available.”
Thank you for updating this to add captions. The irony was not lost on me.
We are all very impressed by the story of Helen Keller but what is life like for most people who are born blind and deaf?
That girl's story riminded me of the 1996 film "Beyond the silence". So moving
My daughter loves helen Keller!!!!!!😀😀😃😃 😍😍😍😍
This Video is helping me with an essay
Just came off a PKA highlights video making an extremely good argument that it was a fraud
Helen keller is amazing woman and annie
This is one reason why vaccines are so important. If a pregnant woman gets measles, her baby may be blind and/or deaf. Please get vaccinated against all the awful illnesses e.g. measles German measles, diphtheria, polio, tetanus etc. Your doctor will tell you what to get vaccinated against. Helen Keller was well looked after but many deaf and blind people may have much more wretched lives because we are not so interested in them.
And natural stupidity.
TONY GASKINS CITING HER IN ONE OF HIS VIDEOS BROUGHT ME HERE. LEARNED ABOUT HER IN MY YOUTH BUT HAVE A NEWFOUND APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR HER NOW AS AN ADULT :)
I love hellen Keller
jerrae Felder "Helen" sorry
She is a hero to me. I am visually impaired.
Hi Dave, hope that you have a safe, healthy and happy New Year. Hope that you get vaccinated and have a booster. Take care of yourself.
Helen Keller has audio and video of her speaking
I agree
The gloves is just pure asmr
LOL
So, they added captions, but they're auto captions, so CRAPtions. Very frustrating that this is produced by the Smithsonian Channel about a DEAF person and they can't caption this correctly.
legendry
I feel so foolish thinking Helen Keller was not a hoax for this many years 😂
Never thought about it. Stumbled across a vid today accusing
People forget. About a lot of things.
Charles Daniel's "77"
Cool
1. were not lizards we cant regenerate organs. 2. we have cures now for those conditions.
Watch
Did you know you probably know but she was'st born blind or deaf she got sick at one year old
The clock had glass on it ????
My teacher said hellen keller was cute when she was a kid like 😅
RIP June 1 Today, 51 years ago
Doesnt explain how a blind person could learn braille. Dont mean to offend but this doesnt explain how
Braille let you know the word by *touching* , not hearing, or seeing. She learnt how to spell words by touching the dots. Well, you can't hear dots. You can see dots but its by moving your finger through the dots you will be able to spell it. Well if she can see she doesn't have to use the braille i guess, just use the books instead.
jelyypika but how did she know what they meant, no one would be able to tell her
@@bigventis9160 She learned Braille through signs for words communicated on her hands through touch.
Hellen Keller’s entire story is complete bs. I mean seriously, a women who was blind and deaf was able to do all that, yet somehow in the last 120+ years not a single other blind and deaf person has reached a level even close to Hellen Keller. Isn’t it convenient that every single one of her political beliefs and views lined up perfectly with her teacher’s, Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan also spoke for her, at a completely normal speaking pace while Hellen apparently signaled every letter out by touching Anne’s hands. You might hate to hear it, but everything Hellen Keller ever “said” was just Anne’s own words, that she pretended were Hellen’s. Think about it.
Lol I’ve been saying that for years now, there is also a video on how she was a fraud.
I Don't Like Sand yeah, it just doesn’t make sense. I almost wanna yell at myself for taking it at face value most of my life.
@@idontlikesand7246 you here from PKA too?
But yeah I remember thinking to myself just why exactly there's been no one else like her in the past 125 years with all the advancements in medical science. It makes no sense
She also learned verbal speech, as a quick search would reveal. There are videos of her speaking her own words, although they are sometimes unclear since she never heard a single word.
Helen did speak herself. It's not surprising that they had similar views because they spent so much time together. Helen was also able to type on her Braille typewriter. Helen may have been extraordinarily intelligent. Other blind and deaf people may also reach some level of competence but, as always, we select one person for special attention and then ignore most others. Probably the best thing to come from these TH-cams would be for us to ask our politicians what is being done for those born blind and deaf. Are we providing them with good education and support? Also we should encourage the use of the measles vaccines as pregnant women who get measles can give birth to blind and/or deaf babies.
how did she know what the braille letters were if she couldn't hear??
Aa Bb braille letters have nothing to do with hearing
Braille is a series of raised dots that represent letters and numbers. Watch the movie the Miracle Worker with Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft as Helen and Teacher.
Shawn Newell but how did she learn how to use those letters???
Dens Wolf how did she know what the meant? what they gon do tell her?💀
Ball point pen?
@neatmike
Wh...wha...WHATSUP GUYS
Did she really got Sacrlet fever 🤒🤒please reply me ma'am I want to know about Hellen Keller☺☺👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Is it just me .... or is there no way this is possible at all
It's propaganda
Tanner Holub you would be correct, it’s not possible. All of Hellen Keller’s political views and ideas also just happened to match up perfectly with her teachers and interpreter’s views, Anne Sullivan. It’s all bs, and anyone who genuinely believes it is willingly ignorant.
She was also deeply racist and ableist. Not someone I would call a hero.
a skam forever
My last name is Keller
It's "P" now.
Is hellen keller dead
ima say it
once hellen keller makes no sense
you know why she was def because she had air pods in the whole time :)
Give that short girl her own show! HOT
This story is a fraud. Her handler 'translated' all these things on her behalf and was amazingly the only one who could communicate with her.
Hellen Keller also learned how to speak (although slurred). She spoke to other people after feeling their lips when they spoke.