Helen Keller (c. 1904)
At only 19 months old, Helen Keller lost both her hearing and sight. She went on to be one of the best-known high-profile activists for women’s suffrage, labor, and people with disabilities. Despite various setbacks, she made a name for herself as both a lecturer and writer. History explained, “Widely honored throughout the world and invited to the White House by every U.S. president from Grover Cleveland to Lyndon B. Johnson, Keller altered the world’s perception of the capacities of the handicapped.”
Helen Keller (c. 1904)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1857)
This 19th century engineer was voted the second “greatest Briton” in history! Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in many ways, is credited for the transformation of the United Kingdom. London’s Design Museum said that he “built twenty-five railway lines, over a hundred bridges, including five suspension bridges, eight pier and dock systems, three ships and a pre-fabricated army field hospital.” This was shot by Robert Howlett and shows Brunel standing before an iron steamship that he designed called the Great Eastern. He called it the “Great Babe,” and it was bigger than any other ship built at around the same time!
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1857)
