Women Who Inspire: Helen Keller Category_Famous Firsts Series Research shows that soft skills

Research shows that soft skills are often better predictors of success in the workplace than technical skills

believing that violence does not bring peace

This series features four people who have made a difference through acts of courage

so Val starts saving her money and finds a volunteer job at a daycare centre

Helen had Annie at her side when she became the first deaf-blind person to get a college degree

Women Who Inspire: Helen Keller Category_Famous Firsts Series Research shows that soft skillsHelen Keller learned to speak, read, and write in spite of becoming blind and deaf at the age of two due to an illness. As a child, Helen was frustrated and unmanageable but her mother never gave up on her. Helen's life changed when a teacher, Annie Sullivan, came into her life. Annie won Helen's trust and was able to teach Helen to speak, read, and write. Helen had Annie at her side when she became the first deaf blind person to get a college degree.