Who Is Helen Keller?
8. She Fell in Love
Falling in love is one of the most natural things that anybody can do, and it happens to most people at least once in their lives. Helen Keller was determined to live as normal a life as possible, and she too once fell in love. It happened in 1916 when her close aide and friend, Anne Sullivan, had to be temporarily replaced because she fell ill.
Sullivan’s replacement was a reporter by the name of Peter Fagan and during the time the two spent together, they fell in love. At the time, however, it was considered highly inappropriate that somebody with Keller’s disabilities should marry. She defied others to begin but was ultimately forced to separate from Fagan against her wishes.
