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— anonymous interviewee, cited in Susan Schweik, The Ugly Laws | — anonymous interviewee, cited in Susan Schweik, The Ugly Laws | ||
(University of Chicago Press) | (University of Chicago Press) | ||
==Economic Exclusion: Poverty by Design== | |||
Being declared “unsightly” came with economic death. If you couldn’t go outside without being fined, you couldn’t work. If you couldn’t get hired because of your appearance, you starved. | |||
“Employers wanted ‘clean’ and ‘pleasant’ workers. That was the code. That meant beautiful.” | |||
— Early disability advocate testimony, 1940s, cited in Schweik | |||