How a water pump changed Helen Keller’s life. | Goalcast

On this day in 1886, Anne Sullivan took six-year-old Helen Keller to an old pump house. She put Helen’s hand under the stream of water and spelled “w-a-t-e-r” into her palm. In that moment, Keller learned that everything has a name. You can learn more about Keller, who was an inspiring author, activist, and advocate, on Seriously Amazing Objects: Legends. http://bit.ly/2m3E2ke | Smithsonian Channel

On this day in 1887, 21-year old Anne Sullivan took on a new pupil in Tuscumbia, Alabama: Helen Keller. She worked hard to teach Keller, who was blind and deaf, how to communicate. The two remained close until Sullivan’s death in 1936. 🎥 Seriously Amazing Objects: Legends | Smithsonian Channel