Contending with the "Double Handicap": Political Activism among Women with Disabilities

Women and Politics

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-62

  Schur, Lisa ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0344198039     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v25n01_02     Document Type: Article

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