First Spelling Lesson: "Doll"
- When
- March 1887
- Where
- Keller home
Upon arrival, Sullivan immediately began spelling words into Keller's hand, starting with "d-o-l-l" for a doll brought as a present.
Sullivan immediately began teaching Keller to communicate by spelling words into her hand. The first word was "d-o-l-l," corresponding to the doll Sullivan had brought Keller as a present. The passages date this to March 1887 but do not assign the lesson itself to a specific day; it is anchored here to the arrival period, with the March 3 start-of-work and March 5 arrival dates noted as the surrounding discrepancy.
Sources
- Helen Keller Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
- Anne Sullivan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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