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Lois Keith (1950–2023)

Autore di Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability, and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls

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Lois Keith is a freelance writer, teacher, and an active supporter of civil rights for disabled people

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Keith, Lois
Data di nascita
1950
Data di morte
2023
Sesso
female
Luogo di residenza
London, England, UK
Attività lavorative
disability rights advocate

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Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability, and… di Lois Keith
Talking about characters with disabilities in Jane Eyre, Little Women, What Katy Did, Heidi, Pollyanna, Seven Little Australians, and The Secret Garden (and with a followup on later and modern fiction) and how the only possibilities seen were for the character to either be miraculously cured (usually after they'd learned their moral lesson, paralysis providing a forceful transition between a girlhood where tomboyishness is tolerated and adulthood where a woman must become the unselfish “Heart of the House”) or to die. Occasionally a non-POV character might be able to survive and perhaps even get around on crutches, but this was portrayed as not really walking and they were always to be pitied – never seen as a whole person.

So, pretty terrible treatment of people with disabilities, and also makes very clear the strong, manly vs submissive, womanly boxes that children have been forced into in the process of growing up.

The author has also written a YA novel “A Different Life”, and writes positively of “I Can Jump Puddles” by Alan Marshall (autobiographical, re polio); “Warrior Scarlet” by Rosemary Sutcliffe (herself disabled); “See Ya Simon” by David Hill; “Flawed Glass” by Ian Strachan; “Blabbermouth” and “Sticky Beak” by Morris Gleitzman.… (altro)
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zeborah | Jun 5, 2013 |
Being in a Wheelchair (Think about) di Lois Keith
Review from Google Books:
What would it be like to live your life without hearing a sound? How does today's technology make life easier for the blind? What are the daily challenges faced by people with learning disabilities? These questions and more are answered in Smart Apple Media's new Think About series.
In four informative titles, young readers will learn how physical and mental disabilities affect millions of people throughout the world. Each book, written by an author affected by the title's disability, is full of color photographs, fact-filled text, and thought-provoking sidebars that are sure to open minds and widen perspectives. Readers will learn about the struggles, the special needs, and the successes of people with disabilities. Most of all, they will learn that the disabled are not so different from everyone else.… (altro)
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COREEducation | Jun 26, 2015 |
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Opere
7
Utenti
110
Popolarità
#176,729
Voto
4.1
Recensioni
2
ISBN
11

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