[PAR] [TLE] The Miracle Worker (2000 film) [SEP] The Miracle Worker is a 2000 biographical television film based on the 1959 play of the same title by William Gibson, which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series "Playhouse 90".  Gibson's original source material was "The Story of My Life", the 1902 autobiography of Helen Keller.  The play was adapted for the screen twice before, in 1962 and 1979.  The film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan's struggles to teach her. [PAR] [TLE] Helen Keller [SEP] Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.  She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree.  The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film "The Miracle Worker".  Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day".  Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth.
[PAR] [TLE] The Miracle Worker ( 2000 film ) [ SEP ] The Miracle Worker is a 2000 biographical television film based on the 1959 play of the same title by William Gibson , which originated as a 1957 broadcast of the television anthology series " Playhouse 90 " . Gibson 's original source material was " The Story of My Life " , the 1902 autobiography of Helen Keller . The play was adapted for the screen twice before , in 1962 and 1979 . The film is based on the life of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan 's struggles to teach her . [PAR] [TLE] Helen Keller [ SEP ] Helen Adams Keller ( June 27 , 1880 – June 1 , 1968 ) was an American author , political activist , and lecturer . She was the first deaf - blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree . The story of how Keller 's teacher , Anne Sullivan , broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language , allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate , has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film " The Miracle Worker " . Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia , Alabama , is now a museum and sponsors an annual " Helen Keller Day " . Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 , the 100th anniversary of her birth .
The Miracle worker is based on this person who was the first blind and deaf person to earn a degree in what?
The Miracle worker is based on this person who was the first blind and deaf person to earn a degree in what ?
bachelor of arts degree
bachelor of arts degree