About Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan Macy was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller. At age five, Sullivan contracted trachoma which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills. Sullivan received her education as a student of the Perkins School for the Blind. Soon after graduation at age 20, she became a teacher to Keller. Although her first years at Perkins were humiliating because of her rough manners, Sullivan managed to connect with a few teachers and made progress with her learning. While at Perkins, Sullivan befriended Laura Bridgman, a graduate of Perkins and the first blind and deaf person to have been educated there; Sullivan learned the manual alphabet from Laura. Sullivan continued to teach her bright protégée, who soon became famous for her remarkable progress.
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