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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This famous woman was the first blind and deaf person to earn a college degree
A
Helen Keller
B
Barbra Walters
C
Jojo Siwa
D
Mrs. Fiorelli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person who earn bachelor of art degree. She was an American author, political activist and lecturer.

Detailed explanation-2: -She became the first blind-deaf person to effectively communicate with the sighted and hearing world. In so doing, she became an international celebrity from the age of eight, even before the era of mass communications. Helen Adams Keller was born on June, 27, 1880 to Arthur H.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1882, at 19 months of age, Helen Keller developed a febrile illness that left her both deaf and blind. Historical biographies attribute the illness to rubella, scarlet fever, encephalitis, or meningitis.

Detailed explanation-4: -She was the first person with deafblindness to earn a college degree. From Radcliffe, no less, from which she graduated cum laude in 1904 with a Bachelor’s Degree. She was great friends with Mark Twain. The two met when Keller was 14, and remained friends until Twain died 16 years later.

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