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Response to Jess Libow’s Talk

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Were there physically disabled feminists in the 1800s who were pushing back against the assumption that it was lack of physical education that led to disabilities? As eugenics and the idea that physical weakness was an inborn unalterable characteristic took hold in the early 20th century, how did the push for physical education for women survive?