Helen Keller · Helen Keller: The Hand That Found Water

Helen Keller - Helen Keller: The Hand That Found Water

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A fever closed sight and sound; touch reopened the world. A memento mori obituary comic centered on At nineteen months, an acute illness left Helen Keller deafblind; at the water pump in 1887, language broke through by touch.

Citable Summary

Helen Keller (1880–1968) is featured in an obituary comic about mortality, work, and what remains.
The comic centers on this mortality event: At nineteen months, an acute illness left Helen Keller deafblind; at the water pump in 1887, language broke through by touch.
The reader version includes image pages, a PDF, and sources including Britannica; Perkins School for the Blind; American Foundation for the Blind.

Story Notes

This comic follows Helen Keller, A fever closed sight and sound; touch reopened the world.

The story turns on At nineteen months, an acute illness left Helen Keller deafblind; at the water pump in 1887, language broke through by touch, treating that encounter with death as the pressure point for the work that followed.

The source trail for this page includes Britannica; Perkins School for the Blind; American Foundation for the Blind.

Sources

Britannica
Perkins School for the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind

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