| Description |
1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Series |
The History of Disability |
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History of disability series.
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| Contents |
C O N T E N T S; Foreword; I . Introduction; I I . Reflections on the Physical and MoralCondition of the Blind; III. Note on the Author's Youth; IV. Reflections on a Manuscript, a Life, and a World; Notes; About the Authors |
| Summary |
In the 1820s, several years before Braille was invented, Therese-Adele Husson, a young blind woman from provincial France, wrote an audacious manifesto about her life, French society, and her hopes for the future. Through extensive research and scholarly detective work, authors Catherine Kudlick and Zina Weygand have rescued this intriguing woman and the remarkable story of her life and tragic death from obscurity, giving readers a rare look into a world recorded by an unlikely historical figure. Reflections is one of the earliest recorded manifestations of group solidarity among people with t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-154) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Husson, Thérèse-Adèle, 1803-1831.
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| SUBJECT |
Husson, Thérèse-Adèle, 1803-1831 fast |
| Subject |
Blind women -- France -- Biography
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Blind -- Conduct of life
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- People with Disabilities.
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Blind women
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France
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kudlick, Catherine
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Weygand, Zina
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| ISBN |
9780814790984 |
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0814790984 |
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