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'What Happened to You?': Writing by Disabled Women
Contributor(s): Keith, Lois (Editor)

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ISBN: 1565840259     ISBN-13: 9781565840256
Publisher: New Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1996
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Annotation: Lois Keith was thirty-five, with a successful career, two daughters, and a partner of many years, when she was hit by a car and paralyzed from the waist down. Over the next few years, she discovered both a community of disabled people and a paucity of literature and public understanding about their lives. In response, she began soliciting the manuscripts that make up "What Happened to You?", a candid, powerful, and often hilarious collection of fiction, essays, and poetry by women with disabilities. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds and ages, impairments and experiences, the thirty-six women included in the book write on everything from access to abuse, equality to equanimity, in what may well be the definitive volume on living with a disability. At the same time, this anthology tells a universal story about dealing with pain and illness, about overcoming prejudice and unjust legislation, and about the importance, regardless of an individual's fortitude, of creating a community.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | American - General
- Social Science | People With Disabilities
Dewey: 081
LCCN: 92053736
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.71" W x 8.56" L (0.89 lbs) 223 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Physically Challenged
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 05/01/1996 pg. 120
Booklist 06/01/1996 pg. 1652
 
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Lois Keith was thirty-five, with a successful career, two daughters, and a partner of many years, when she was hit by a car and paralyzed from the waist down. Over the next few years, she discovered both a community of disabled people and a paucity of literature and public understanding about their lives.

In response, she began soliciting the manuscripts that make up What Happened to You?, a candid, powerful, and often hilarious collection of fiction, essays, and poetry by women with disabilities. Coming from a wide range of backgrounds and ages, impairments and experiences, the thirty-six women included in the book write on everything from access to abuse, equality to equanimity, in what may well be the definitive volume on living with a disability.

At the same time, this anthology tells a universal story about dealing with pain and illness, about overcoming prejudice and unjust legislation, and about the importance, regardless of an individual's fortitude, of creating a community.


 
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