Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866 in Massachusetts. His parents were Thomas and Alice Sullivan. She also had a little brother JImmie. His parents, originally from Ireland, emigrated to the United States during the Great Famine. Anne was only 8 years old when her mother contracted the tuberculosis virus and later died. Her father, heartbroken by Alice's death, sent his two children to live in Tewsbury in a workhouse. The hospice wants the best place to live. It was overcrowded and had more than 940 people at a time. Being chronically underfunded, Anne didn't much like living there, but it was actually the only place she knew as home. She had dreamed of going out and going to school. On October 7, 1880, Anne Sullivan had that chance. She started her first day at Perkins Institution. At just 14 years old, Anne couldn't even read or write her name. But 6 years later, Anne Sullivan graduated from Perkins. Not only as a great student, but also as a valedictorian. She told her classmates these simple words: “Dear graduates, duty commands us to go joyfully, ho...