Women's History Month
This month during Women's History, let us take a look into the lives of some women throughout history whose advocacy and activism have made an impact on their communities, on social change, and on the disability rights movement. While the women featured here are far from the comprehensive list of those who have made social change, they are a testament to the power of advocacy and can provide inspiration for future activism.
Click each woman's photo to read about her life and the significance of her activism.
Women and Disability Activism Resources
- March is Women's History Month: A Timeline of Women's Disability Activism
- Women with Disabilities who Made History
- Women's Disability Activism Timeline
- ADAPT - American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
- Women Enabled International
Literature from Historic Women
- “Including the Voices of Disabled People in the International Development Agenda” by Judy Heumann
- Our Fight for Disability Rights and Why We’re Not Done Yet – TEDx Talk by Judy Heumann
- Video interview of Kitty Cone on parenting and disability
- You Get Proud by Practicing (1992 poem), Choosing Disability (1994), and Survival Strategies for Going Abroad: A Guide for People with Disabilities (2005) by Laura Hershey
- Too Late to Die Young (2005) by Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Shadow and Sunshine (1906) by Eliza Suggs
- The Story of my Life (1903) by Helen Keller
- Claiming Disability and My Body Politic by Simi Linton
- Disability. Dance. Artistry. – YouTube video by Simi Linton
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Dr. Maya Angelou (1969)