Ebooks for Equity: “Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride” by Nadina LaSpina
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another Ebook for Equity! Link to access: https://www-jstor-org.5colauthen.library.umass.edu/stable/j.ctv1f886jk
This week, we’re highlighting “Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride” by Nadina LaSpina. From the description: “La Spina refutes all stereotypical narratives of disability… Her story exposes the disability prejudice ingrained in our sociopolitical system and denounces the oppressive standards of normalcy in a society that devalues those who are different and denies them basic rights. Written as continuous narrative and in a subtle and intimate voice, Such a Pretty Girl is a memoir as captivating as a novel. It is one of the few disability memoirs to focus on activism, and one of the first by an immigrant.”