The Unheard Cooing: Reflections of Self Autobiographical Narratives of Women with Disabilities

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Author:

Ankana Majumder
Independent Scholar
Department o History
Jadavpur University
Kolkata,West Bengal,India

Email: ankana15042001@gmail.com

Abstract::Abstract:Autobiography or Memoirs, is one of major historical documentary to shape historiography of
Indian Subcontinent, consider as a important sources of both nationalist feminist and subaltern
historiography of Modern India. It contains declaration of ‘Self Identity’ of narrators own.
Autobiographical record consider as important source for representing self-persona. The feminism in
21st century invaded the issues of everyday lives issues of femininities, but tried to omit the voices of
marginal females like Women With Disabilities (WWD).So there had no documentery voices of them in
historical discourses of India..The article has tried to highlight the voice of Woman With Disabilities
portraying their life struggles in contemporary timeline by critical examine of their autobiographies
highlighting their own spaces and issues of empowerment within ableist patriarchal society.

Key Words::Autobiography, Ableist Patriarchy, Disabilities, Identity, Woman etc.