Editing Helen Keller (section)

==Later life and death==
Keller had a series of [[stroke]]s in 1961 and spent the last years of her life at her home.<ref name="rnib"/> On September 14, 1964, President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] awarded her the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], one of the United States' two highest civilian honors. In 1965, she was elected to the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]] at the [[1964 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair]].<ref name="rnib" /> Keller devoted much of her later life to raising funds for the [[American Foundation for the Blind]]. She died in her sleep on June 1, 1968, at her home, Arcan Ridge, located in [[Easton, Connecticut]], at the age of 87. A service was held at the [[Washington National Cathedral]] in Washington, D.C., and her body was cremated in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]].  Her ashes were buried at the Washington National Cathedral next to her constant companions, Anne Sullivan and Polly Thomson.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3rd ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 24973-24974). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607082507/http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp | archive-date=June 7, 2007 | title=The life of Helen Keller }}</ref>