Miss Sullivan taught Helen many things -- to read and write, and even to use a typewriter.
VOA: special.2009.11.08
Ms. PROSE: Well, yeah, and I also think - I mean this sounds like a sort of slightly nutty thing to say - but I also think that certain books just kind of pop into your hands at the moment you need to write - to read them.
Afghanistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world- only about one out of 10 adult women in Afghanistan are able to read and write- a daunting figure that affects the family environment and most importantly the education of children.