“anyone who did not understand that Christina was an almost constant and often a sadly-smitten invalid, seeing at times the countenance of Death very close to her own, would form an extremely incorrect notion of her corporeal, and thus in some sense her spiritual, condition”[1] Disability and/or Chronic Illness Victorian poet Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) had… Continue reading Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)
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Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley
Edith Cooper was a disabled writer who co-wrote with her partner, Katherine Bradley, under the pseudonym Michael Field. Katharine and Edith lived together and had a relationship for over 40 years, and when Edith became disabled by rheumatisim, Katharine became her main carer. Reading History from the LGBT perspective There are some issues with reflecting… Continue reading Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley
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