11 Biggest Plagiarism Scandals of All Time

11. Helen Keller

Year: 1891

When she was just 11, Helen Keller had one of her stories published in The Goodson Gazette. The story, titled The Frost King, was soon pointed out by readers as a plagiarism of Margaret Canby’s Frost Fairies. Keller declined the accusations of stealing the work, claiming that she has no memory of ever reading or having been read Canby’s piece. For a while, the blame has been placed on her handlers, accused of taking advantage of deaf-blind girls. Today, it is believed that it was one of the first recorded cases of crypto-amnesia.