In what year did Anne Sullivan begin tutoring Helen Keller?

In what year did Anne Sullivan begin tutoring Helen Keller?

• A. 1887
• B. 1890
• C. 1879
• D. 1900

Answer: (A)

The timing of when Anne Sullivan began tutoring Helen Keller is being tested. Sullivan started teaching Keller in 1887 after arriving to work with the Keller family in Alabama. That year marks the start of Keller's formal instruction, with Sullivan introducing the manual alphabet and guiding Keller toward language, including the famous breakthrough at the water pump. Keller was born in 1880, so she was about six or seven when tutoring began. Therefore, 1887 is the correct year.

The timing of when Anne Sullivan began tutoring Helen Keller is being tested. Sullivan started teaching Keller in 1887 after arriving to work with the Keller family in Alabama. That year marks the start of Keller's formal instruction, with Sullivan introducing the manual alphabet and guiding Keller toward language, including the famous breakthrough at the water pump. Keller was born in 1880, so she was about six or seven when tutoring began. Therefore, 1887 is the correct year.