Having mastered both the manual and Braille alphabets, Helen became proficient in reading and writing, and began learning how to speak in 1890. Helen entered Radcliffe College and, assisted by Annie Sullivan, graduated cum laude in 1904. She was the first blind-deaf person ever to graduate from college.

海伦在学会了手指拼字法和布莱耶盲人点字法后，她的阅读和书写能力变得熟练起来；1890年，她开始学习说话。后来海伦在苏利文的帮助下，进入拉德克利夫 (Radcliffe) 学院就读，1904年以优异的成绩毕业，她成为第一位大学毕业的盲哑人。

(短文节选,本篇始于：海伦·凯勒─奋斗的人)