The activist Helen Keller lost the ability to see or hear 19 months after her birth on this day, June 27, in 1880—and went on to show the world that a disability like hers didn’t have to be a barrier to a full life, as proved by the above photos from The Unconquered, the 1954 documentary about Keller. “It is made up of snaps from her family album, news pictures, clips from newsreels and specially shot scenes of Miss Keller at her daily activities.