Against All Odds - The Miracle Worker

One of the greatest stories on victory and success of the 19th century must be that of Annie Mansfield Sullivan, the famous educator who was often fondly known as the “Miracle Worker”.

Annie Sullivan was born Johanna Sullivan on April 14, 1866 in Agawam, Massachusetts to impoverished Irish immigrants. With two other siblings, Annie and her family lived in a small hovel in dire poverty.

Growing up, Annie was often subjected to the physical abuse by her alcoholic father. At the age of five, trachoma struck Annie, leaving her almost blind. When Annie was nine, her mother died and her father abandoned the children. They were then shuttled between relatives.

Eventually, the relatives sent her and Jimmie, her younger, tuberculosis-stricken View the rest of this article