Interview with Alison Carpenter Davis : Disability at Stanford Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Alison Carpenter Davis (BA Communications, 1979) discusses being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, the reactions and support of family and friends, and meaningful moments in her journey of living with Crohn’s. She speaks about Crohn’s symptoms; treatments she has undergone, including medication, total parenteral nutrition, and surgeries; and the impact that coming to understand Crohn’s as a disability has had on her. Davis also reflects on how her writing is a form of advocacy, what her perfect world would be like in regard to disability, and planning the Disability at Stanford Oral History Project.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Extent | 1 text file |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | December 8, 2020 - 2020-12-09 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Davis, Alison Carpenter | |
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Creator | Davis, Alison Carpenter | |
Interviewer | Battle, Anne | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Davis, Alison Carpenter |
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Subject | People with disabilities |
Subject | Crohn's disease |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical Profile | Alison “Al” Carpenter Davis grew up in Los Angeles. She is a writer, editor, and disability advocate. She received her BA in Communications with studies in psychology from Stanford in 1979. Her essays have appeared in Stanford Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times International Edition, among others, and her book Letters Home from Stanford came out in 2017. Formerly an editor at Outside magazine, she is currently at work on a memoir about her fifty-year journey with Crohn’s disease, which as a Stanford student she did not realize was a disability. She is the cofounder of the Disability at Stanford Oral History Project. |
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Audio/Video |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/sg725jb4922 |
Location | SC0932 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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