Life Prints : A Memoir of Healing and Discovery
by
Mary Mason
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1558612769
ISBN-13
9781558612761
Publisher
Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Imprint
Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 17th, 2002
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
326 grams
Dimensions
22.00 x 13.90 x 1.70 cms
Ksh 2,000.00
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"Chronicles in seamless prose her own journeys as a person with a disability. She ends her memoir triumphantly, claiming proudly her identity as a feminist writer with a disability."--Library Journal
After contracting polio, six-year-old Mary Grimley became the nation''s first "poster child," photographed with President Roosevelt at his Warm Springs rehabilitation center. But a close look at photos reveals something other than the "cheerful invalid" that the abled expect: mouth closed in a frown, eyes defiant and proud, this bold child is less than impressed with the label of "poor crippled girl."
Mary Mason''s life story records her triumph over the limits society sets for the disabled and her later discovery of another barrier—the sexism of friends, family, and even herself as she strives to become a respected scholar. Declared, "concise, clear, sensitive and beautifully written," by Library Journal, Mason''s struggle is one of courage as she contends with the forces that seek to define and limit her.
Mary Mason''s life story records her triumph over the limits society sets for the disabled and her later discovery of another barrier—the sexism of friends, family, and even herself as she strives to become a respected scholar. Declared, "concise, clear, sensitive and beautifully written," by Library Journal, Mason''s struggle is one of courage as she contends with the forces that seek to define and limit her.
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