Ckick the following link to learn more about Donato the one-legged dancer and other 19th-century amputee performers.
Disability Studies, Temple U
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I was raised Mormon, but now I'm a hippie Quaker living in the OC with my two teenage kids: CatGirl & GameBoy.
Twenty-six years ago I lost my right leg to bone cancer. Awhile ago I had an antibiotic-resistant infection in my lower left leg, and now I'm healing from surgery and feeling better every day.
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Twenty-six years ago I lost my right leg to bone cancer. Awhile ago I had an antibiotic-resistant infection in my lower left leg, and now I'm healing from surgery and feeling better every day.
I like gardening, making history, outrigger canoeing, trying new things, and my afternoon cup of tea.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
~Christopher Robin, Pooh's Grand Adventure
Contact: remyjATucidotedu
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2 comments:
It is an interesting article. But most of all I thought the Temple University site was a great find and an interesting resource.
I noticed that Penny Richards cites a 1924 article from London Life. This is a strange and fascinating publication more associated in my mind with fantasy than authenticity. Definitely not LDS.
Is this a hint that you intend to take up dance soon, because of all the extra time on your hands?
I've added this to the blog for my own interests, really. I like to keep abreast of disability studies in the 19th century, and this seems an intriguing resource.
Of course, there's the part of my that wishes I could see the antics of these perfomers--given my own limitations I can only imagine how hard it must've been to dance on one limb. But I also suspect that this may have been an important avenue for ppl w/disabilities to make money in times of intense discrimination.
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