GEN&WS 101 Study Guide - The Feminist Press, Sex Reassignment Surgery, Thai Baht
30 Oct 2014
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Connie panzarino - the me in the mirror. *review & study guide in lecture next week. *one essay question will require you to use our memoir to respond. *published in 1994 by a small feminist press. *connie panzarino was a noted disability activist until her death in 2004. *difficulty of access to education, independent living pre-americans with disabilities act (1990) *disabled people overcoming obstacles in order to achieve independence and other goals: those obstacles are more social than physical. *access to sexuality and fully realizing their lives for people with disabilities: a normal existence. *some saw it as inspiring, others as self-pitying. *panzarino herself saw it as a call to political activism. Dress codes was published by a major new york press and gained national media attention. Howey writes for mainstream magazines, including glamour, jane, real simple, seventeen, etc. *important to be true to yourself, despite social stigma.
