Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866 in Massachusetts. His parents were Thomas and Alice Sullivan. Furthermore, he had a little brother, Jimmie. His parents, originally from Ireland, moved 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 both of his children to live in Tewsbury in an almshouse. The hospice wants the best place to live. It was overcrowded and more than 940 people once lived there. Being chronically short of funds, Anne didn't much like living there, but it was really the only place she knew as home. He had dreamed of going out and going to school. On October 7, 1880, Anne Sullivan had that chance. He started his first day at the Perkins Institution. At just 14 years old, Anne couldn't even read or write her own name. But 6 years later, Anne Sullivan graduated from Perkins. Not only as a great student, but also as valedictorian. To his classmates he said these simple words: “Fellow graduates, duty commands us to go cheerfully, oh...