WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Helen Keller
    n 1: United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf
         from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read
         and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college
         and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people
         (1880-1968) [syn: Keller, Helen Keller, Helen Adams
         Keller]