The Project on Women and Disability was founded in 1987 in the Boston (Massachusetts) area to bridge a gap between the women's community and the disability rights movement. Marsha Saxton was a founder who later served as executive director and as special projects coordinator focusing on medical advocacy and reproductive technologies. The mission of the Project was to eliminate sexism and disability bias, and to empower women with disabilities as equal and active partners in addressing the issues facing disabled women. It sponsored training workshops, provided community-building resources and referrals, and published educational material including WILDA, A Journal for Women in Leadership/Disability Activists. The Project worked with the Boston Women's Health Book Collective on the 1985 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves.
From the description of Records of the Project on Women and Disability, 1983-1995. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 664675892
