A Disability History of the United States, Kim E. Nielsen
Book
Historical
Non-fiction
Book
Historical
Non-fiction
Updated: 2 June 2025
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The author discusses sexual assault in the contexts of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, psychiatric institutions, wartime, and within families. Towards the end, there is discussion about how abled people are often incredulous about the high rates of sexual assault against disabled people due to stereotypes of disabled people as sexually undesirable.
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