Women with Disabilities - Intersectional Identities (53 books)

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Biographies and memoirs created by diverse women with disabilities. Also history and nonfiction works centered on the same topic. BIPOC, African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and every cultural identity in between can be included on this list.

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1	Family and Disability Activism: Beyond Allies and Obstacles by Pamela Block (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities by Allison C. Carey 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	White Supremacy Is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World by Akilah Cadet (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Jubilee: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream by KT Johnston (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma 4.19 avg rating — 5,609 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Family and Disability Activism: Beyond Allies and Obstacles by Pamela Block (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Leaving La-La Land: Escape to Reality by Robert K. Bosscha (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Every Day Is a Gift: A Memoir by Tammy Duckworth 4.55 avg rating — 3,384 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Autistic Black Woman : Voices of Strength, Stories of Resilience by Amara Nyasha 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	That Girl’s in a Wheelchair by Shalida A. Askanazi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Outside in View of Uncommon Bostonian: What an Autistic Black Woman Sees by Yvonne Christian 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin 4.10 avg rating — 17,357 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin 3.64 avg rating — 4,311 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery 4.07 avg rating — 4,082 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin 4.10 avg rating — 11,437 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 4.07 avg rating — 152,453 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Messenger: The Legacy of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Heartsongs by Jeni Stepanek 4.46 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Outside in View of Uncommon Bostonian: What an Autistic Black Woman Sees by Yvonne Christian 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	AWKWARD BEAUTY THE ART OF LUCY JONES /ANGLAIS by JANSEN CHARLOTTE 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Frida Kahlo: Artist and Activist by Matt Doeden 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 18,514 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Unruly Bodies: Life Writing by Women with Disabilities by Susannah B. Mintz 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Unstoppable: Women With Disabilities by Helen Wolfe (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Women with Disabilities: Essays in Psychology, Culture, and Politics by Michelle Fine (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Disabled, Female, and Proud!: Stories of Ten Women with Disabilities by Harilyn Rousso 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Voices from the Shadows: Women With Disabilities Speak Out by Gwyneth Matthews really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Imprinting Our Image: An International Anthology by Women With Disabilities by Susan Gray (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Women With Disabilities: Found Voices by Mary E. Willmuth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	"As if We Weren’t Human": Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda by Human Rights Watch 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Health of Women with Intellectual Disabilities by Patricia Noonan-Walsh (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Eliminating Inequities for Women With Disabilities: An Agenda for Health and Wellness by Shari E Miles-Cohen (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 4.35 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	I Identify as Blind: A Brazen Celebration of Disability Culture, Identity, and Power by Lachi (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	To Be a Problem: A Black Woman's Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement by Dara Baldwin 3.88 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism by Elsa Sjunneson 4.35 avg rating — 773 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann 4.48 avg rating — 7,323 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World by Jessica Slice (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 457 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig 4.39 avg rating — 10,411 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Unseen: How I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice by Molly Burke 4.04 avg rating — 3,019 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	I'll Scream Later by Marlee Matlin 3.64 avg rating — 1,956 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion by Jessica Long 3.97 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Unbroken: My story of survival from 7/7 Bombings to Paralympics success by Martine Wright 4.46 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters 4.60 avg rating — 2,438 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness by Shahd Alshammari (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide For Late Discovered Autistic Women by Catherine Asta (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life by Emily Katy 4.56 avg rating — 1,396 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Autistic and Black by Kala Allen Omeiza (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Fighting Against Failure: Memories and Thoughts of a Black Autistic Woman by Arlinda Jackson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Finding Yourself within Disability: How to Look After Your Disabled Self by Rebecca Sullivan (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Deaf Child Crossing (Deaf Child Crossing #1) by Marlee Matlin 3.54 avg rating — 666 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore - Her Fight for Inclusion and a Voice for the Deaf Community by Tyron Dalke 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Leading Ladies (Deaf Child Crossing #3) by Marlee Matlin 4.09 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Nobody's Perfect (Deaf Child Crossing #2) by Marlee Matlin 4.03 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars