Anne Sullivan is known for being Helen Keller's teacher.
 While there she befriended Laura Bridgman, a graduate of Perkins and the first blind and deaf person to be educated there; Anne learned the manual alphabet from Laura
 With the help of the school's director, Anagnos, Keller became a public symbol for the school, helping to increase its funding and donations and making it the most famous and sought-after school for the blind in the country

