Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
In the 1820s, several years before Braille was invented, Therese-Adele Husson, a young blind woman from provincial France, wrote an audacious manifesto about her life, French society, and her hopes for the future. Through extensive research and scholarly detective work, authors Catherine Kudlick and Zina Weygand have rescued this intriguing woman and the remarkable story of her life and tragic death from obscurity, giving readers a rare look into a world recorded by an unlikely historical figure. Reflections is one of the earliest recorded manifestations of group solidarity among people with t
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (173 p.)
ISBN:
9780814747469
Series Statement:
The History of Disability
URL:
http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=866120
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=866120
DDC:
362.4/1/092
Language:
English
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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C O N T E N T S; Foreword; I . Introduction; I I . Reflections on the Physical and MoralCondition of the Blind; III. Note on the Author's Youth; IV. Reflections on a Manuscript, a Life,and a World; Notes; About the Authors;
