Disabled, Female, and Proud: Stories of Ten Women with Disabilities

by Harilyn Rousso

Women with disabilities face a double set of prejudices, based on gender and disability. The world too often sees them in terms of stereotypes: childlike, dependent, incompetent, asexual, unable to take on the role of worker, sexual partner, or mother. As a result, women with disabilities are left confused about who they are, and who they can become. In this exploration into the lives of ten women with disabilities, Rousso hopes to remedy this confusion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897893581
• ISBN13: 9780897893589
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"