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Annie Sullivan the Helen Keller Miracle Worker | TWH 192

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This Talk With History episode follows Jenn's visit to Ivy Green, Helen Keller’s birthplace near the northwest corner of Alabama, to stand at the original water pump where Annie Sullivan’s breakthrough helped 7-year-old Helen connect language to the world.

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00:00 Silence and Darkness
00:38 Arrival of Annie Sullivan
01:44 Welcome and Road Trip
02:24 Why Visit Ivy Green
04:03 The Water Pump Moment
05:49 Ivy Green and Family Context
08:37 Finding Help for Helen
11:28 Annie Sullivan Origins
16:44 Breakthrough at the Pump
21:44 Education and Public Fame
24:31 Legacy and The Miracle Worker
27:47 Final Reflections and Credits

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8 Comments

@andywindes4968 6 months ago

I've visited this place since Tuscumbia is my wife's hometown. There's a lot of history in this little corner of Alabama. Strangely enough, my great, great uncle led a cavalry regiment in a battle just a few miles up the Tennessee River during the Civil War, interestingly enough. The famous Muscle Shoals recording studio is just up the road. A great place to take the kids!

@texhaines9957 6 months ago

I know you are too young to have met Helen Keller. I was at a Camp for the Blind (Avalon NJ?) where we were visited by her before the movie. I was too young to know her story but thought she had a great summer camp. It was the first time I was away from family on my own. I missed my dog most, but was having a busy learning time, and didn't miss my sister one bit. Thanks for this video on Anne Sullivan.

@DefBatman 6 months ago

I've talked to Jen on here previously (due to closed captioning issues on her video and seeing you on HGTV! HA HA) and I just saw this (after seeing another Youtube clip claiming that Helen Keller was fake and all the commenters said, how can deaf people read when they can't hear sounds??). See the irony in this? I am deaf and what you guys did in this clip was well done and in great taste, I found no issues whatsoever with how you guys did this. 2 thumbs up. (And yes I can read......).

@MrBob6910 2 months ago

Wonderful! My own Dad was blind. I was in a local theater production of Miracle Worker Several years ago. I played Helen Keller’s father. Your narration brought back memories of certain scenes from the play !

@JimLevering-gv6wz 6 months ago

I enjoyed the spotlight you put on Anne Sullivan as her story is just as compelling as that of Helen Keller which many of us are familiar with and know. Heard we missed Jen in Shiloh last Friday as most of us were touring with Chris Mowery. Maybe will get a chance on a future tour....