Helen Keller School

A new mural sits in the heart of downtown Birmingham, honoring the legacy of four Alabama women and putting visitors directly into their story. The public art piece, titled “Steel Magnolias,” can be spotted on the corner of 19th Street North and 10th Avenue, just across from the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC).

Alabama archivists will honor a state historical figure today. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia on June 27, 1880. She was a Colbert Country native for the first eight years of her life, living on the Ivy Green homestead with her family until 1888.

Two Alabama women who broke down barriers in the field of law are in the spotlight today. The Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame is adding lawyers Alice Lee and Mahala Dickerson as inductees.

The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Foundation has received a one million dollar gift from an anonymous donor.The Gadsden Times reports the gift…