World Report: October 23, 2009 Vol. #15 Iss. #7
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- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
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A New Face in Washington
A historic statue was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month in honor of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf woman who overcame her disabilities and helped others to do the same. The bronze statue shows Keller at age 7. It is the first statue in the U.S. Capitol that honors a person with disabilities. It is also the first statue of a child.
Each state has two statues in the Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. Keller's statue comes from Alabama, her birthplace.
Keller learned to speak and to communicate with sign language and Braille. The statue is meant to remind people "that courage and strength can exist in the most unlikely places," said Alabama governor Bob Riley.
