Anne Sullivan

Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.

This article is about the teacher and companion of Helen Keller. For other uses, see Anne Sullivan (disambiguation).

Anne Sullivan
Sullivan in 1887
Born
Johanna Mansfield Sullivan

(1866-04-14)April 14, 1866
Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 1936(1936-10-20) (aged 70)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeWashington National Cathedral
Spouse
John Albert Macy
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(m. 1905; died 1932)​

At the age of five, Sullivan contracted trachoma, an eye disease, which left her partially blind and without reading or writing skills. She 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.

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