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Two Women in the Dark — Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, 49 Years Together

On April 5, 1887, a 7-year-old girl stood at a water pump in Alabama. Cold water ran over one hand while a 21-year-old half-blind teacher spelled five letters into the other: W-A-T-E-R. In that instant, Helen Keller awoke. So began 49 years with Anne Sullivan.