# Marta Russell

> Marta Russell was an American writer and disability rights activist. Her book, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract, published in 1998 by Common Courage Press, analyzes the relationship between disability, social Darwinism, and austerity. Her political views, which she described as "left, not liberal," informed her writing on topics such as health care, the prison-industrial complex, assisted suicide, poverty, ableism, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

*American journalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/marta-russell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1951-12-20
- **Died:** 2013-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Marta Russell was an American writer and disability rights activist. Her book, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract, published in 1998 by Common Courage Press, analyzes the relationship between disability, social Darwinism, and austerity. Her political views, which she described as "left, not liberal," informed her writing on topics such as health care, the prison-industrial complex, assisted suicide, poverty, ableism, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.1
- **Momentum:** 1.5

## Sources
- [Marta Russell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Russell)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marta_Russell)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15993259)

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