Marta Russell, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMarta Russell
American journalist
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1951
Date of Death: 16-Dec-2013
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Marta Russell
- Marta Russell (December 20, 1951 - December 15, 2013) was an American writer and disability rights activist.
- Her book, Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract published in 1998 by Common Courage Press analyzes the relationship between disability, social Darwinism, and economic austerity under capitalism.
- Her political views, which she described as "left, not liberal," informed her writing on topics such as healthcare, the prison-industrial complex, physician-assisted suicide, poverty, ableism, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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