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Marta Russell

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1951 to 2013 · aged 61

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.

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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.

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1951 to 2013 · aged 61