Helen Keller
Helen Keller was born blind and deaf due to an illness she contracted when she was just over a year old. She met Anne Sullivan as a child, who became her instructor and longtime partner. Anne Sullivan taught her how to read, write, and communicate effectively through language. She attended Radcliffe College of Harvard University as a young adult, where she received a bachelor’s degree, making her the first deafblind person to do so. She was a persistent advocate for women’s rights, labor rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities, in addition to writing 14 books and giving numerous lectures and essays.
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid, actual name Henry McCarty, was an Old West outlaw who began his criminal career as a child after being orphaned at the age of 15. Henry McCarty was born and became known as Billy the Kid. McCarty had been wanted by the federal authorities since he was a child, and his name appeared on wanted posters under the nickname “Billy the Kid.” He fought in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico when he was younger, and he is suspected of murdering three men. He is believed to have killed at least eight men in the years leading up to his death at the age of 21.
