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Helen Keller is truly a human miracle. She suffered from meningitis in her childhood, rendering her deaf and blind. One might think her life was over, but that wasn't the case. Teacher Anne Sullivan began teaching her by writing on her palm and pouring water over her hand for her to grasp concepts. In her first year with Sullivan, Helen learned 900 words. She progressed to studying geography and botany through tactile experiences. With the guidance of teacher Sarah Fuller, she learned to speak by touching lips and throat, initially unintelligible but eventually comprehensible through perseverance, leading her to give lectures. Helen enrolled at Cambridge, accompanied by Anne Sullivan as her translator, earning a Bachelor's in Science and Philosophy, followed by a Ph.D. She mastered several non-English languages, traveled the world giving lectures, and her 49-year relationship with Anne endured.