Art, care & community
Anne Sullivan
1866–1936
Massachusetts connection
Born in Feeding Hills; educated at Perkins
Sullivan was a teacher with low vision who studied at Perkins School for the Blind. She became Helen Keller’s teacher and longtime companion. Their work is part of the history of communication and accessible education. Teaching can change lives when it responds to how a learner communicates.
You can use your device’s reading tools or read with a partner.
Your turn, historian
Find a detail. Build an idea.
- What did this person or group do? Point to a detail in the reading.
- How can making art, teaching, or caring for others change a community?
- What would you like to find out next? Which kind of source could help?
“Anne Sullivan mattered because ___. A detail that supports my idea is ___.”
Follow the evidence.
This short reading is an original classroom summary. Open the source with your teacher to check details and learn more.
Read the source: perkins.org ↗Ask: Who made this source? What can it tell us? What might it leave out?